A 75-year-old married woman comes to the emergency room with her husband reporting a severe cough, left-sided chest pain

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A 75-year-old married woman
comes to the emergency room with her husband
reporting a severe cough,
left-sided chest pain, and she holds her left side
while
coughing. She appears anxious
and her face is flushed. Vital signs are temperature
102.6° F, pulse 118, apical;
respirations 32, shallow; and blood pressure 120/80.
A diagnosis of pneumonia is
suspected. A sputum specimen, chest x-ray, arterial
blood gases, and complete
blood count are ordered. A diagnosis of pneumonia is confirmed by
the chest x-ray and sputum cultures. The patient will be admitted
for IV antibiotics.
(2) list two assessments and
the Rationale for each assessment.