Exam (elaborations)
Test Bank for Pilbeams Mechanical Ventilation 8th Edition by Cairo
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This arterial blood gas shows an uncompensated respiratory acidosis with moderate hypoxemia. A patient with chronic respiratory failure would show an elevated bicarbonate (HCO 3 -) due to the chronic respiratory failure. A patient with acute or chronic respiratory failure would have an elevate...
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