Of the following patient diagnoses, the nurse realizes that the one that is the most predisposed to developing ALI/ARDS would be the patient admitted with a
1. pneumonia with sepsis.
2. drug overdose.
3. severe head trauma.
4. severe chest contusion.
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Rationale: Pneumonia and sepsis are the most common predisposing disorders in the development of ALI/ARDS. The development of these disorders has been seen in patients admitted with a drug overdose, severe head trauma, and severe chest contusions however less frequently.
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