A patient who undergoes a surgical procedure that requires the use of general anesthesia is most at risk for:
A) Atelectasis
B) Anemia
C) Dehydration
D) Peripheral edema
Ans: A
Feedback: Atelectasis occurs when the postoperative patient fails to move, cough, and breathe deeply. With good nursing care, this is an avoidable complication. Anemia occurs rarely and usually in situations where the patient loses a significant amount of blood or if he continues bleeding postoperatively. Fluid shifts postoperatively may result in dehydration and peripheral edema, but the patient is most at risk for atelectasis.
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