You are caring for a client who is 42-years-old and status post adenoidectomy. You find the client in respiratory distress when you enter their room. You ask another nurse to call the physician and bring an endotracheal tube into the room. What do you suspect?
a) Post operative bleeding
b) Edema of the upper airway
c) Infection
d) Plugged tracheostomy tube
Answer: Edema of the upper airway
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