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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Definitions:

Synaptogenesis

The formation of synapses between neurons in the nervous system, crucial for brain development, learning, and memory.

Hemispheric Dominance

A process in which one hemisphere becomes stronger and more adept than the other.

Synaptogenesis

The process by which neurons form synapses with other neurons, enabling the transmission of signals in the nervous system.

Myelination

The formation of a fatty sheath around the axons of neurons, which improves the speed and efficiency of electrical impulses in the nervous system.