On entering the room,a nurse finds the patient sitting upright in bed with the upper torso resting on the over-bed table.The nurse assesses that this patient is experiencing acute hypoxemia.Which of the following are symptoms of acute hypoxemia? (Select all that apply.)

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Symptoms of acute hypoxemia include changes in respiration (tachypnea,dyspnea); blood pressure (hypertension,hypotension); color (pallor,cyanosis); mental status (headache,anxiety,impaired judgment,confusion,euphoria,lethargy); motor function (loss of coordination,weakness,tremors,hyperactive reflexes,restlessness,stupor,coma [around 30 mm Hg],death); arrhythmias (tachycardia,bradycardia),diaphoresis,blurred or tunnel vision,and nausea/vomiting.Eupnea is a normal breathing rate.

On Entering the Room,a Nurse Finds the Patient Sitting Upright