The nurse cares for a client diagnosed with an acute pulmona…
The nurse cares for a client diagnosed with an acute pulmonary embolism (PE). Which pathologic change is most likely to occur in the V/Q ratio for this client? Select the answers in the dropdown menus below. (2 points). Step 1: Determine if ventilation or perfusion is most likely to change first in this client (1st dropdown). 0.5 point. Step 2: Indicate if your answer in step 1 will increase or decrease (second dropdown). 0.5 point. Step 3: Determine if this change will result in a high or low V/Q mismatch (third dropdown). 1 point. is most likely to change. It will . This will result in a V/Q mismatch in this client.