A patient with pneumonitis caused by inhaling an irritant is receiving 100% oxygen for treatment of worsening hypoxemia. The patient has increasing dyspnea and work of breathing. A chest x-ray reveals a ground-glass appearance in both lungs. Which condition would the nurse suspect this patient has developed?
a. Aspiration pneumonia
b. Oil or fat embolism
c. Tension pneumothorax
d. Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)