The nurse makes a diagnosis of impaired gas exchange for a patient with COPD in acute respiratory distress based on which of the following assessment findings?
A) An SpO2 of 86%
B) Dyspnea and a respiratory rate of 32 breaths/min
C) Use of the accessory muscles of respiration
D) The presence of crackles and coarse rales in the lungs
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