A Patient with an Opiate Drug Overdose Is Unconscious and Exhibits

question 40

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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