A Patient with an Opiate Drug Overdose Is Unconscious and Exhibits

question 29

Multiple Choice

A patient with an opiate drug overdose is unconscious and exhibits the following blood gas results breathing room air: pH = 7.19; PCO₂ = 89; HCO₃^- = 27; PO₂ = 48. 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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