Your Patient Develops a Fever While Being Mechanically Ventilated in the Control

question 9

Multiple Choice

Your patient develops a fever while being mechanically ventilated in the control mode. As a result of the fever, the patient's CO₂ production increases while alveolar ventilation is unchanged. What is the probable change in ABGs?

• A) Increase in PaCO₂
• B) Decrease in PaO₂
• C) Decrease in PaCO₂
• D) All of the above

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Definitions:

Salivary Glands

Exocrine glands located around the mouth that produce saliva, which begins the process of digestion and helps maintain oral health.

Basement Membrane

A thin, fibrous extracellular matrix that separates epithelial and endothelial cells from underlying connective tissue.

Connective

Referring to connective tissue in the body, which supports, binds together, and protects organs, including bones, tendons, and fat.

Nervous

The nervous system is the part of an organism that coordinates its actions and sensory information by transmitting signals to and from different parts of its body.