BS Nursing Critical Care Nursing
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113. A patient is admitted to the ICU with severe acute respiratory failure and is receiving mechanical ventilation. The nurse notes new onset of fever, purulent sputum, and worsening infiltrates on chest X-ray. What clinical complication is suspected?

A. Pneumothorax
B. Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP)
C. Pulmonary embolism
D. Cardiac tamponade

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  • Pneumothorax
  • Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP)
  • Pulmonary embolism
  • Cardiac tamponade

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