A Patient Has Been Admitted to the Emergency Department for a Suspected

question 27

Multiple Choice

A patient has been admitted to the emergency department for a suspected drug overdose. His respirations are shallow, with an irregular pattern, at a rate of 12 respirations per minute. The nurse interprets this respiration pattern as which of the following?

• A) Bradypnea
• B) Hypoventilation
• C) Cheyne-Stokes respirations
• D) Chronic obstructive breathing

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