A Patient with Asthma Is Extremely Short of Breath and Hypoxic

question 10

Multiple Choice

A patient with asthma is extremely short of breath and hypoxic. Related to the ventilation/perfusion ratio (V/Q) , the EMT would recognize the problem lying in:

• A) inadequate oxygen in the alveoli.
• B) decreased cardiac output to circulate oxygen.
• C) inadequate oxygen in the ambient air.
• D) decreased blood volume to carry oxygen.

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