During a routine prenatal care visit, a pregnant woman in her last trimester of pregnancy reports that she has occasional shortness of breath. The nurse instructs her that:
A) a prompt referral for follow up care will be made.
B) a chest x-ray is likely indicated.
C) the nurse will assess her lung sounds and determine whether she has pneumonia.
D) breathing becomes increasingly difficult as the diaphragm is displaced.
Ans: D
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During the last weeks of pregnancy, breathing may become increasingly difficult in a supine position because the fetus displaces the diaphragm upward.
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