You Are Caring for a Patient with Guillain-Barré Syndrome

question 36

Multiple Choice

You are caring for a patient with Guillain-Barré syndrome. The most likely cause of hypoxia in this patient would be:

• A) impaired perfusion.
• B) inadequate lung volume.
• C) impaired ventilation.
• D) increased thickness of the respiratory membrane.

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Definitions:

Gynecomastia

The benign enlargement of breast tissue in males, which can result from an imbalance of estrogen and testosterone hormones.

Gyncomastia

A disorder characterized by the enlargement of breast tissue in males, often due to hormonal imbalance.

Hypospadias

a birth defect in males in which the opening of the urethra is not located at the tip of the penis.

Epispadias

A rare congenital defect in which the opening of the urethra is on the upper (dorsal) side of the penis, in males, or in an abnormal position in females.