A Student Nurse Asks for an Explanation of "Refractory Hypoxemia

question 4

Multiple Choice

A student nurse asks for an explanation of "refractory hypoxemia." What answer by the nurse instructor is best?

• A) "It is chronic hypoxemia that accompanies restrictive airway disease."
• B) "It is hypoxemia from lung damage due to mechanical ventilation."
• C) "It is hypoxemia that continues even after the client is weaned from oxygen."
• D) "It is hypoxemia that persists even with 100% oxygen administration."

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