[Answered]: Client presents with dyspnea and reporting…

Client presents with dyspnea and reporting “severe shortness of breath”; states “ my chest hurts” pain rated 7 out of 10 on Numeric Pain Scale; awake, alert, oriented to person, place, time, and situation; T 98 °F/36.7 °C, BP 130/90, P 108, RR 30, O2 sat 88% on room air; Breath sounds wheezing in upper lobes, decreased in bilateral lower lobes; EKG tachycardia without ectopy; abdomen soft, bowel sounds x 4 quadrants, hand grips, pedal pushes and pulls equal bilaterally.