The nurse is caring for several clients on the postoperative unit. Which client does the nurse determine has the highest risk of respiratory complications after general anesthesia?
a. Older woman taking a calcium channel blocker for hypertension
b. Middle-aged man with a deviated nasal septum
c. Middle-aged woman taking St. John's wort daily for depression
d. Young adult with a body mass index of 40
D
Clients who are extremely obese have heavy chest walls that make it difficult to expand the lungs fully. The other clients would not have an elevated risk of respiratory complications.
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a. True b. False