A Patient Is Admitted with a PaO₂ of 54 MmHg

question 2

Multiple Choice

A patient is admitted with a PaO₂ of 54 mmHg and an arterial oxygen saturation of 80%. The nurse recognizes that which of the following is the most likely cause for this type of acute respiratory failure?

• A)pneumothorax
• B)oversedation
• C)cervical spinal cord injury
• D)obesity

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