The nurse has been caring for a patient who has had a central venous access device (CVAD)in place.The patient complains of sudden chest pain and difficulty breathing.These assessment findings are symptoms of which severe complication?
A)Exit site infection
B)Catheter-related sepsis
C)Pneumothorax
D)Hyperglycemia

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Symptoms of pneumothorax include sudden chest pain,difficulty breathing,decreased breath sounds,cessation of normal chest movement on the affected side,and tachycardia.Symptoms of exit site infection include erythema,tenderness,induration,or purulence within 2 cm of the skin at the exit site.Symptoms of catheter-related sepsis include isolation of the same microorganism from a blood culture and catheter segment,with the patient showing fever,chills,malaise,and elevated white blood cell count.Symptoms of hyperglycemia include excessive thirst,urination,blood glucose greater than 160 mg/100 mL,and confusion.

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