A Patient on Mechanical Ventilation with a Fever Has an Acidotic

question 13

Multiple Choice

A patient on mechanical ventilation with a fever has an acidotic pH with a CO₂ production of 300 mL/min. Normal CO₂ production is 200 mL/min. Which of the following should occur physiologically as CO₂ production increases?

• A) The peripheral chemoreceptors induce bradypnea.
• B) The kidneys eliminate more bicarbonate.
• C) The minute ventilation increases.
• D) The GI tract releases bicarbonate into the bloodstream.

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