If an Individual with Respiratory Difficulty Were Retaining Too Much

question 14

Multiple Choice

If an individual with respiratory difficulty were retaining too much carbon dioxide, which of the following compensatory responses would the nurse expect to be initiated?

• A) Increase in respiratory rate
• B) Decrease in ventilation rate
• C) Increase in tidal volume
• D) Vasodilation of the pulmonary arterioles

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