Which assessment findings will the nurse observe in a patient diagnosed with severe pulmonary edema?
a. Thick mucous secretions
b. Pink, frothy sputum
c. Hypocapnia
d. Wheezing
ANS: B
In severe edema, pink frothy sputum is expectorated, not thick mucous secretions.
Neither hypocapnia nor wheezing is an expected assessment finding associated with pulmonary edema.
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