A nurse explains to a family how the asthma attack progresses by using a progressive list of pathologic events. (Place the options in the correct sequence. Separate letters by a comma and space as follows: A, B, C, D.)
A. Bronchoconstriction
B. Ventilation-perfusion mismatch
C. Production of mucous plugs
D. Hypoxemia with compensatory hyperventilation
E. Triggering of inflammatory process
E, A, C, B, D
After the allergen has triggered the inflammatory response, bronchoconstriction occurs, which leads to the formation of mucous plugs in the bronchioles that block O2 from entering the alveoli, causing a ventilation-perfusion mismatch and resulting in hypoxemia and hyperventilation.
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