A Patient Admitted to the Emergency Department with Unknown History

question 10

Multiple Choice

A patient admitted to the emergency department with unknown history has the following blood gas results on room air: pH = 7.23, PaCO₂ = 80 mm Hg, HCO₃⁻ = 33 mEq/L, PaO₂ = 43 mm Hg, and SaO₂ = 72%. With no other data available, which of the following forms of therapy is indicated?

• A) Oxygen with a nonrebreathing mask
• B) CPAP mask
• C) IPPB treatment with albuterol
• D) Mechanical ventilatory support

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