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Which symptom should the nurse expect the patient to exhibit?

Which symptom should the nurse expect the patient to exhibit?

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A patient admitted to the hospital with myocardial infarction develops severe pulmonary edema.

Asked by Santepro, Last updated: Dec 26, 2024

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Answered Sep 10, 2018

Air hunger.

Patients with pulmonary edema experience air hunger. anxiety. and agitation. Respiration is fast and shallow and heart rate increases. Stridor is noisy breathing caused by laryngeal swelling or spasm and is not associated with pulmonary edema.
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