The nurse is reviewing the information from the patient's recent admission. The patient is 22 weeks pregnant. Which of the following physician orders would the nurse request clarification about because it would be unexpected? $$\begin{array} { | l | l | }
\hline \text { Diagnostic tests } & \text { Results } \
\hline \text { Temperature } & 100.2 ^ { \circ } \mathrm { F } \
\hline \text { Apical heart rate } & 112 \mathrm { bpm } \
\hline \text { Respiratory rate } & 28 \text { breaths per minute } \
\hline \text { Pulmonary angiography } & \text { Emboli detected in pulmonary vasculature } \
\hline \text { Chest x-ray } & \text { Pleural effusion } \
\hline \text { Plasma D-dimer level } & \text { Elevated } \
\hline
\end{array}$$

Question

The nurse is reviewing the information from the patient's recent admission. The patient is 22 weeks pregnant. Which of the following physician orders would the nurse request clarification about because it would be unexpected? $$\begin{array} { | l | l | } 
\hline \text { Diagnostic tests } & \text { Results } \
\hline \text { Temperature } & 100.2 ^ { \circ } \mathrm { F } \
\hline \text { Apical heart rate } & 112 \mathrm { bpm } \
\hline \text { Respiratory rate } & 28 \text { breaths per minute } \
\hline \text { Pulmonary angiography } & \text { Emboli detected in pulmonary vasculature } \
\hline \text { Chest x-ray } & \text { Pleural effusion } \
\hline \text { Plasma D-dimer level } & \text { Elevated } \
\hline
\end{array}$$

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The Answer is D

The Nurse Is Reviewing the Information from the Patient's Recent