A patient is diagnosed with transport shock because of carbon dioxide poisoning. Which of the following will the nurse most likely assess in this patient?
1. pulmonary congestion and rales
2. loss of memory and neurologic dysfunction
3. cough and hemoptysis
4. bradycardia and hypothermia
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Rationale: Assessment findings in a patient with transport shock because of carbon monoxide poisoning include memory loss and neurological deficits. Pulmonary congestion and rales are findings associated with left ventricular failure; cough and hemoptysis are findings associated with pulmonary embolism; and bradycardia and hypothermia are findings associated with spinal cord injury, all of which may result in other types of shock states.
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