A Patient Was Admitted for a Bowel Obstruction and Has

question 41

Multiple Choice

A patient was admitted for a bowel obstruction and has had a nasogastric tube set to low intermittent suction for the past 3 days.The patient's respiratory rate has decreased to 12 breaths per minute.The nurse would expect the patient to have which of the following arterial blood gas values?

• A)pH of 7.78,PaCO₂ of 40 mm Hg,HCO₃^- level of 30 mmol/L (30 mEq/L).
• B)pH of 7.52,PaCO₂ of 48 mm Hg,HCO₃^- level of 28 mmol/L (28 mEq/L).
• C)pH of 7.35,PaCO₂ of 35 mm Hg,HCO₃^- level of 26 mmol/L (26 mEq/L).
• D)pH of 7.25,PaCO₂ of 47 mm Hg,HCO₃^- level of 29 mmol/L (29 mEq/L).

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