A client with acute kidney injury had normal assessments 1 hour ago.Now the nurse finds that the client's respiration rate is 44 breaths/min and the client is restless.Which assessment does the nurse perform?

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A complication of acute kidney injury is pulmonary edema.Manifestations of this include tachypnea; frothy,blood-tinged sputum; and tachycardia,anxiety,and crackles.The nurse needs to obtain an oxygen saturation,listen to the client's lungs,and notify the health care provider,so that treatment can be started.The other interventions are not helpful.

A Client with Acute Kidney Injury Had Normal Assessments 1