Which of the following patients with respiratory distress is the MOST critically ill?

A) A patient who speaks in five or six word sentences.
B) A patient with wheezing in the lower lobes.
C) A patient with no breath sounds on auscultation.
D) A patient with a pulse oximetry reading of 93percent.

Answer: C

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