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NCLEX-RN · Question #264
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A client presents to the emergency room with cyanosis, coughing, tachypnea, and tachycardia. She has a history of asthma. Arterial blood gas values are pH 7.28, PaO2 54, PaCO2 60, and HCO3 24. The nursing assessment of arterial blood gases indicate the presence of:
Options
- ARespiratory alkalosis
- BRespiratory acidosis
- CMetabolic alkalosis
- DMetabolic acidosis
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