A young woman is admitted to the emergency department after experiencing submersion at a local lake.She received rescue breathing at the site and now has spontaneous respirations.The nurse tells the patient that she will need to be observed for some time,primarily because she may yet experience which of the following complications?

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Submersion can result in the development of pulmonary edema, which is characterized by the accumulation of fluid in the lungs. The patient should be observed for signs and symptoms of this complication. Hypernatremia and respiratory acidosis are less likely in this scenario, and signs of head injury would have been immediately apparent at the site of rescue.

A Young Woman Is Admitted to the Emergency Department After