You respond to the scene of a 56-year-old obese female complaining of respiratory distress. She states that she has been feeling weak and a "little sick" for the past two days but the respiratory distress has been getting progressively worse for the past several hours. She states she has "heart problems," suffers from high blood pressure, and takes a "water pill." She is afebrile and has coarse
crackles (rales) bilaterally. What is most likely the cause of her respiratory distress?
A) Aortic aneurysm B) Influenza
C) Congestive heart failure D) Pneumonia
C
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