39. A patient in septic shock is receiving aggressive fluid resuscitation. The nurse notes new crackles in the lungs and increasing shortness of breath. What is the critical nursing action?
A.
Continue fluid resuscitation
B.
Assess for fluid overload/pulmonary edema, notify physician, and consider decreasing fluid rate or administering diuretic
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C.
Administer more vasopressors
D.
Increase oxygen flow rate
📖 Additional Information
Continue fluid resuscitation
Assess for fluid overload/pulmonary edema, notify physician, and consider decreasing fluid rate or administering diuretic
