The nurse is caring for a postoperative patient who is snoring and has stridor,nostril flaring,and intercostal retractions.The nurse knows that these findings are clinical manifestations of what problem?

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Clinical manifestation of airway obstruction includes snoring,stridor,flaring of the nostrils,retractions at the intercostal spaces and suprasternal notch,abnormal use of accessory muscles,asynchronous movements of the chest and abdomen,increased pulse rate,decreased oxygen saturation level,and decreased breath sounds.

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