[Verified Answer]: Josephine Juarez, 65 years old Chief…

Josephine Juarez, 65 years old Chief Complaint: Increasing shortness of breath, persistent dry cough, and fatigue History: Takes propranolol for hypertension; Takes furosemide for fluid retention related to heart failure; Takes simvastatin for hyperlipidemia Lifestyle: Works a desk job and sits for long periods of time; Reports poor adherence to low sodium diet Assessment: Appears dyspneic at rest, with bibasilar inspiratory crackles on lung auscultation. Oxygen saturation is 88% on room air. Pulmonary function tests reveal severe restrictive lung disease with significantly reduced lung volumes and diffusion capacity. Complete the following sentence using the list of options. The nurse practitioner (NP) should recognize the client has most likely developed pulmonary embolismcongestive heart failure exacerbationinterstitial lung disease caused by sodium intakepropanololsitting for long periods of time