The signs and symptoms that occur when an IV catheter is sheared and becomes a free-floating segment in the circulatory system MOST closely resemble:
A. right-sided heart failure.
B. left-sided heart failure.
C. an air embolus.
D. pneumothorax.
Ans: C. an air embolus.
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