[Verified Answer]: a middle aged adult patient with a recent…

a middle aged adult patient with a recent diagnosis of pneumonia was discharhed from the family practiice two days ago. He now returns with a high fever elevated white blood cell count, and severe resp distress. the patient complains of confusion and s found to have hypotention. chest xraty reveals bilater infiltrates, and arterial blood gas analysis shows severe hypoxemia which of the following lung findings would not be expected? significant v / q imbalance. non – cardiogenic pulmonary edema. intact alveolar walla. decreased luncg function