A Patient with Pneumonia Is Restless and Confused with Increased

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Multiple Choice

A patient with pneumonia is restless and confused with increased blood pressure and respiratory rate.PaO₂ is less than 60 mm Hg with a normal PaCO₂.What conclusion can the nurse draw regarding this patient? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.
Select all that apply.

• A)The patient has ventilation failure.
• B)Without treatment the patient's oxygen saturation is likely to drop rapidly.
• C)The patient has decreased airflow.
• D)The patient is at risk for respiratory muscle fatigue.
• E)Acute respiratory failure is present.

Identify the roles and functions of the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems.

Describe the endocrine system and its interaction with the nervous system.

Recognize the physiological stress response and its stages.

Explain the concept of allostasis and allostatic load and their significance to health.

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