When a client scheduled for insertion of a vena cava filter begins to sweat and becomes diaphoretic, the nurse would recognize these clinical manifestations as
A) cerebrovascular accident.
B) myocardial infarction.
C) onset of pneumonitis.
D) pulmonary embolism.

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These are cardinal manifestations of a pulmonary embolism, which requires immediate intervention.

When a Client Scheduled for Insertion of a Vena Cava