An increasing peak expiratory flow reading in a patient with respiratory distress suggests that the patient is:
A) experiencing worsened hypoxemia.
B) no longer experiencing bronchospasm.
C) responding to bronchodilator therapy.
D) in need of further bronchodilator therapy.
Answer: C) responding to bronchodilator therapy.
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