A patient presents to the emergency department demonstrating…
A patient presents to the emergency department demonstrating agitation and reporting numbness and tingling in the fingers. Arterial blood gas levels reveal the following: pH 7.51, PaCO2 25, HCO3 25. How should the nurse interprets these blood gas values?
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After coronary artery bypass graft surgery a patient is transported to the surgical intensive care unit at noon and placed on mechanical ventilation. How should the nurse interpret the patient’s initial arterial blood gas levels?pH 7.31PaCO2 48 mm HgBicarbonate 22 mEq/LPaO2 115 mm HgO2 saturation 99%
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