An Infant at 36 Weeks of Gestation Has Increasing Respirations

question 17

Multiple Choice

An infant at 36 weeks of gestation has increasing respirations (80 to 100 breaths per minute with significant substernal retractions) .The infant is given oxygen by continuous nasal positive airway pressure (CPAP) .What level of partial pressure of arterial oxygen (PaO₂) indicates hypoxia?

• A) 67 mm Hg
• B) 89 mm Hg
• C) 45 mm Hg
• D) 73 mm Hg

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