问题
单项选择题
The immobile adolescent with a recent fractured femur suddenly complains chest pain, dyspnea, diaphoresis, and tachycardi
a. Which of the following would the nurse suspectA. Atelectasis.B. Pneumonia.C. Pulmonary edema.D. Pulmonary embol
答案
参考答案：D
解析：Chest pain and dyspnea in an immobilized adolescent with a large bone fracture suggest a fat embolus. With this condition, fat droplets, rather than a thrombus, are transferred from the marrow into the general blood stream by the venous-arterial route, possibly reaching the lung or brain.