When a Patient Is Diagnosed with Pulmonary Fibrosis, the Nurse

When a patient is diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis, the nurse will teach the patient about the risk for poor oxygenation because of

A) too-rapid movement of blood flow through the pulmonary blood vessels.
B) incomplete filling of the alveoli with air because of reduced respiratory ability.
C) decreased transfer of oxygen into the blood because of thickening of the alveoli.
D) mismatch between lung ventilation and blood flow through the blood vessels of the lung.