A client with mitral valve regurgitation is admitted to the unit During the admission the nurse should document which findings as manifestations of a pulmonary embolism. select all that apply
a.change in level of consciousness
b.restlessness
c. crackles
d.tachypnea
e.tachycardia
f.dyspnea
A patient with pulmonary embolism will have tachypnoea and Tachycardia, crackles, dyspnoea
In nurses recording
Subjective data: lightheadness, dyspnoea
Objective data: Tachycardia, tachypnoea,
On auscultation we can find out crackles in the lung field, pansystolic murmur in the apex of heart.
Explanation: this occurs due to occlusion of pulmonary artery by a thrombus, leading to reduced oxygen supply to the organs and causes damage to the lung field which is supplied by the diseased pulmonary artery
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