A young man presents with severe respiratory distress. He is conscious, but confused, and smells of freshly cut grass. Auscultation of his breath sounds reveals coarse crackles in all lung fields, and he is coughing up copious secretions. This patient's clinical presentation is MOST consistent with exposure to:

A) chlorine.
B) phosgene.
C) V agent.
D) soman or tabun.


Answer: B) phosgene.

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