Which Patient Is Least Likely to Experience Hypoventilation

question 53

Multiple Choice

Which patient is least likely to experience hypoventilation?

• A) patient who weighs 350 pounds
• B) patient who is recovering from gallbladder surgery and is requesting pain medication
• C) patient who has emphysema and is walking in the hall
• D) patient who has just had chest tubes inserted for a pneumothorax

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Definitions:

One-sided Test

A hypothesis test in which the region of rejection is on only one side of the sampling distribution, assessing either a lower or upper tail.

Alternative Hypothesis

In statistical analysis, the hypothesis that proposes a difference or relationship between two variables, counter to the null hypothesis.

SRS

A sampling method where each element of a population has an equal chance of being selected, ensuring that the sample represents the population fairly.

Null Hypothesis

A hypothesis that suggests there is no statistical significance in the given set of observations, often denoted as H0 and used as a default hypothesis to be tested.