A home health nurse is visiting a home care client with advanced lung cancer. Upon assessing the client, the nurse discovers wheezing, bradycardia, and a respiratory rate of 10 breaths/min. These signs are associated with which condition?
a) Hypoxia
b) Delirium
c) Hyperventilation
d) Semiconsciousness
Answer: a) Hypoxia
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