A Patient with an Opiate Drug Overdose Is Unconscious and Has

question 1

Multiple Choice

A patient with an opiate drug overdose is unconscious and has the following ABG results on room air: pH 7.20; P_aCO₂ 88 mm Hg; P_aO₂ 42 mm Hg; HCO₃⁻ 25 mEq/L.Which of the following best describes this patient's condition?

• A) Chronic hypoxemic respiratory failure
• B) Chronic hypercapnic respiratory failure
• C) Acute hypoxemic respiratory failure
• D) Acute hypercapnic respiratory failure

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