-A Patient with Dyspnea and Chest Pain Has the Above

question 14

Multiple Choice

$$\begin{array} { | l | l | } \hline \text { Diagnostic Study } & \text { Patient Results } \\\hline \text { Plasma D-dimer } & \text { Elevated } \\\hline \text { ECG } & \begin{array} { l } \text { Nonspecific T-wave } \\\text { change }\end{array} \\\hline \mathrm { pH } & 7.49 \\\hline \mathrm { PaO } _ { 2 } & 74 \mathrm { mmHg } \\\hline \mathrm { PaCO } _ { 2 } & 30 \mathrm { mmHg } \\\hline\end{array}$$
-A patient with dyspnea and chest pain has the above diagnostic study results. The nurse suspects the patient has which of the following?

• A)coronary artery disease and metabolic acidosis
• B)chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with respiratory acidosis
• C)pulmonary embolism and respiratory alkalosis
• D)acute asthma attack with metabolic alkalosis

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