In Which of the Following Patients Would Transcutaneous Blood Gas

question 7

Multiple Choice

In which of the following patients would transcutaneous blood gas monitoring most likely provide inaccurate or erroneous results?

• A) Newborn infant with respiratory distress syndrome (RDS)
• B) Patient with hypoxemia
• C) Patient with a hyperpyrexia
• D) Patient in hypovolemic shock

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