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As you enter the living room of an adult patient who called 911 for shortness of breath, you observe the patient sitting upright in a chair with a panicked look on her face, struggling to breathe. Her breathing rate appears to be fast and tidal volume poor. You can hear rhonchi from her lungs without the aid of a stethoscope. Once at her side, you initial care should be to:

A) apply oxygen immediately. B) auscultate lung sounds. C) establish her rate of breathing. D) assess her airway.

Diagnosis Related Group (DRG) classification takes into account all of the following criteria EXCEPT:

age and sex of the patient. social status and family support. comorbidity and complications. principal and secondary diagnoses.