Match the Arterial Blood Gas Changes That Occur During a Small

question 33

Multiple Choice

Match the arterial blood gas changes that occur during a small or localized postoperative atelectasis to the items listed below. Items may be used once, more than once, or not at all.
-PaCO₂

• A)Increases
• B)Decreases
• C)Normal

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Definitions:

Psychodynamic

A perspective in psychology that emphasizes the systematic study of the psychological forces that underlie human behavior, feelings, and emotions and how they might relate to early experience.

Neo-analytic

Pertains to a school of thought in psychology that revises and expands upon Freudian and pre-Freudian psychoanalytic theories, emphasizing social and cultural factors more.

Repression

A defense mechanism where distressing thoughts, memories, or desires are excluded from the conscious mind.

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