A Preschool-Aged Client, Diagnosed with Croup, Has an Increased PCO₂

question 9

Multiple Choice

A preschool-aged client, diagnosed with croup, has an increased pCO₂, a decreased pH, and a normal HCO₃ blood-gas value. Which documentation in the medical record is the most appropriate?

• A) Uncompensated respiratory acidosis
• B) Uncompensated respiratory alkalosis
• C) Uncompensated metabolic acidosis
• D) Uncompensated metabolic alkalosis

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Definitions:

Standard Deviation

A measure of the amount of variation or dispersion in a set of values, indicating how much the values differ from the mean of the set.

Normal Curve

Also known as the Gaussian distribution, a bell-shaped curve that is symmetric about the mean, showing the distribution of variables as naturally occurring in many processes.

Uniform Probability Density Function

A type of probability distribution in which all outcomes are equally likely, represented by a flat, constant function over its range.

Continuous Probability Distribution

A type of probability distribution where the possible outcomes are any values within certain ranges or intervals.