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:

System Disparity

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Homeostasis

The tendency of a biological system to maintain stable internal conditions despite external changes.

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