A Patient's PaO₂ Level Is 76 Mm Hg

question 15

Multiple Choice

A patient's PaO₂ level is 76 mm Hg.The nurse would be least concerned regarding this finding in which patient?

• A)The patient is 83 years old.
• B)The patient is recovering from anesthesia.
• C)The patient is a smoker.
• D)The patient is intubated.

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Definitions:

Sick

A condition of being unwell either in body or mind.

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The degree to which the premises of an argument support its conclusion, ranging from absolute certainty to varying levels of probability.

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Pertains to a logical process in which a conclusion follows necessarily from the stated premises, implying the conclusion is a direct consequence of the premises.

Inductive

A reasoning method that makes broad generalizations from specific observations.