A Patient's PaO₂ Is 88 Mm Hg While on FiO₂

question 14

Multiple Choice

A patient's PaO₂ is 88 mm Hg while on FiO₂ of 0.50.What can the nurse conclude about this patient's intrapulmonary shunt? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.
Select all that apply.

• A)The shunt is estimated to be 176.
• B)The shunt is estimated to be 568.
• C)The shunt is below the minimum acceptable level.
• D)This data has little use in determining oxygenation status of the patient who is retaining CO₂.
• E)No determination of intrapulmonary shunt can be made from this data.

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