A client is experiencing the ventilation-perfusion mismatch termed shunting. The nurse realizes that the client most likely is not experiencing which of the following disorders?
1. Hemothorax
2. Intrapulmonary fistulas
3. Pneumothorax
4. Pulmonary embolus
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Shunting is the portion of the cardiac output that does not exchange with alveolar air. Examples of shunting include hemothorax, pneumothorax, and intrapulmonary fistulas. Pulmonary embolus is the other type of ventilation-perfusion mismatch called dead space.
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A) Dissociation
B) Denial
C) Regression
D) Transference
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