The nurse is caring for a client with client with sepsis in the ICU. Which finding requires immediate follow-up?

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B. refractory hypoxemia despite increasing oxygen support — ARDS is characterized by severe, often refractory hypoxemia from diffuse alveolar damage and requires rapid escalation.

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A. low-grade fever from infection

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C. mild generalized edema

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D. urine output 40 mL/hr