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Four minutes after arriving in the PACU following a deep extubation for nasal septoplasty, a 34-year-old has high-pitched inspiratory noise, paradoxical chest and abdominal movement, and an SpO2 falling from 97% to 88%. Blood-tinged secretions are pooling in the oropharynx. What should the nurse do first?
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