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After a couple moments of resting his O2 sats are now 91%. You go back to his room where he sits in the chair waiting for lunch. You reassess his lungs and he now has expiratory wheezes bilaterally throughout both lung fields. His O2 sats are now 88%. You decide that respiratory therapy should be called to administer an albuterol nebulizer. Dx: What is your primary concern right now (think A-B-C’s)

Name: after a couple moments of resting his o2 sats are now 91 you go back to his room where he sits in the chair waiting for lunch you reassess his lungs and he now has expiratory wheezes bilater 37495
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Description: after a couple moments of resting his o2 sats are now 91 you go back to his room where he sits in the chair waiting for lunch you reassess his lungs and he now has expiratory wheezes bilater 37495

          After a couple moments of resting his O2 sats are now 91%. You go back to his room where he sits in the chair waiting for lunch. You reassess his lungs and he now has expiratory wheezes bilaterally throughout both lung fields. His O2 sats are now 88%. You decide that respiratory therapy should be called to administer an albuterol nebulizer.  
Dx:  
What is your primary concern right now (think A-B-C’s)

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07/25/2024

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Given the presence of wheezing, there may be bronchoconstriction affecting airflow. Show more…

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After a couple moments of resting his O2 sats are now 91%. You go back to his room where he sits in the chair waiting for lunch. You reassess his lungs and he now has expiratory wheezes bilaterally throughout both lung fields. His O2 sats are now 88%. You decide that respiratory therapy should be called to administer an albuterol nebulizer. Dx: What is your primary concern right now (think A-B-C’s)