Match What Develops in the Oxygen Indices of the Patient

question 26

Multiple Choice

Match what develops in the oxygen indices of the patient with postoperative atelectasis to the items listed below. Items may be used once, more than once, or not at all.
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• A)Normal
• B)Decreases
• C)Increases
• D)Normal or decreased
• E)Normal or increased

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Definitions:

Thoracic Cavity

The part of the body located between the neck and the abdomen, enclosed by the ribs and containing the lungs and heart.

Pressure

The force exerted per unit area, a fundamental concept in physics and engineering that describes the intensity of an external force.

Dalton's Law

A principle stating that in a mixture of non-reacting gases, the total pressure exerted is equal to the sum of the partial pressures of the individual gases.

Partial Pressure

The pressure that each gas in a mixture would exert if it alone occupied the entire volume of the mixture at the same temperature.