Short response: be as accurate as possible in your response….
Short response: be as accurate as possible in your response. H.M. is a thirty-year-old male who has been admitted for depression and attempted suicide. He is awake, alert, and oriented, but appears withdrawn. He admits to taking 12-15 acetaminophen tablets about three hours ago. He denies any pain or shortness of breath. You have started two large-bore IV’s and are about to insert a nasogastric tube. His ABG results have just returned. How would you interpret them? PaO2: 93 pH: 7.42 PaCO2: 37 HCO3: 24
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