When caring for a patient with pulmonary fibrosis,the nurse understands that the patient is at risk for hypoxemic respiratory failure as a result of which of the following conditions?
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
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