A Patient with an Opiate Drug Overdose Is Unconscious and Has

question 5

Multiple Choice

A patient with an opiate drug overdose is unconscious and has the following arterial blood gas results on room air: pH 7.20;partial pressure of carbon dioxide (P_aCO₂) 88 mm Hg;partial pressure of oxygen (PaO₂) 42 mm Hg;bicarbonate (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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