You have been called to the home of a 37-year-old male patient in respiratory distress. He has no previous medical conditions and takes no medications. However, you can see the patient is in obvious severe distress; he is in the tripod position, and you hear rales as you walk into his house. While obtaining his history, you learn that he was the victim of a near-drowning event the day before and had required a brief period of positive-pressure ventilations. You suspect that this patient is now experiencing:

You have been called to the home of a 37-year-old male patient in respiratory distress. He has no previous medical conditions and takes no medications. However, you can see the patient is in obvious severe distress; he is in the tripod position, and you hear rales as you walk into his house. While obtaining his history, you learn that he was the victim of a near-drowning event the day before and had required a brief period of positive-pressure ventilations. You suspect that this patient is now experiencing:

You have been called to the home of a 37-year-old male patient in respiratory distress. He has no previous medical conditions and takes no medications. However, you can see the patient is in obvious severe distress; he is in the tripod position, and you hear rales as you walk into his house. While obtaining his history, you learn that he was the victim of a near-drowning event the day before and had required a brief period of positive-pressure ventilations. You suspect that this patient is now experiencing:




A) a. Adult respiratory distress syndrome
B) d. Pneumonia
C) c. Congestive heart failure
D) b. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder


Answer: A) a. Adult respiratory distress syndrome


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