In Monitoring a Patient with Increased Intracranial Pressure (ICP) Who

question 10

Multiple Choice

In monitoring a patient with increased intracranial pressure (ICP) who is mechanically ventilated, the nurse correlates which arterial blood gas value to effective management of the increased ICP?

• A)pH 7.32
• B)PaCO₂ 32 mm Hg
• C)PaO₂ 85 mm Hg
• D)HCO₃^- 22 mEq/L

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