A patient who is receiving an aerosol treatment with acetylcysteine (Mucomyst) and hypertonic saline via a SVN suddenly becomes dyspneic. The most likely cause of this problem is:

A. hypercapnia
B. bronchospasm
C. pneumothorax
D. fluid overload

Ans: B. bronchospasm

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