Page 1 NUR 1018 - Gas exchange - adaptive Q's
The arterial blood gases for a client with acute Correct4
respiratory distress are pH 7.30, PaO 2 80 mm Hg Uncompensated respiratory acidosis
(10.64 kPa), PaCO 2 55 mm Hg (7.32 kPa), and HCO 3
23 mEq/L (23 mmol/L). How would the nurse interpret
these findings?
1
Hypoxemia
2
Hypocapnia
3
Compensated metabolic acidosis
4
Uncompensated respiratory acidosis
NUR 1018 - Gas exchange - adaptive Q's 1
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A child had an emergency tracheotomy and is Correct3
receiving humidified air through a tracheotomy collar. Restlessness and increase in pulse
Which early clinical manifestations of hypoxia would
alert the nurse to suction the tracheotomy?
Dyspnea and cyanosis
2
Agitation and diaphoresis
3
Restlessness and increase in pulse
4
Severe substernal retractions and stridor
NUR 1018 - Gas exchange - adaptive Q's 2
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A client is admitted to the intensive care unit with Correct4
pulmonary edema. Which clinical finding would the Crackles at bases of the lungs
nurse expect when performing the admission
assessment?
1
Weak, rapid pulse
2
Decreased blood pressure
3
Radiating anterior chest pain
4
Crackles at bases of the lungs
NUR 1018 - Gas exchange - adaptive Q's 3
The arterial blood gases for a client with acute Correct4
respiratory distress are pH 7.30, PaO 2 80 mm Hg Uncompensated respiratory acidosis
(10.64 kPa), PaCO 2 55 mm Hg (7.32 kPa), and HCO 3
23 mEq/L (23 mmol/L). How would the nurse interpret
these findings?
1
Hypoxemia
2
Hypocapnia
3
Compensated metabolic acidosis
4
Uncompensated respiratory acidosis
NUR 1018 - Gas exchange - adaptive Q's 1
,Page 2 NUR 1018 - Gas exchange - adaptive Q's
A child had an emergency tracheotomy and is Correct3
receiving humidified air through a tracheotomy collar. Restlessness and increase in pulse
Which early clinical manifestations of hypoxia would
alert the nurse to suction the tracheotomy?
Dyspnea and cyanosis
2
Agitation and diaphoresis
3
Restlessness and increase in pulse
4
Severe substernal retractions and stridor
NUR 1018 - Gas exchange - adaptive Q's 2
, Page 3 NUR 1018 - Gas exchange - adaptive Q's
A client is admitted to the intensive care unit with Correct4
pulmonary edema. Which clinical finding would the Crackles at bases of the lungs
nurse expect when performing the admission
assessment?
1
Weak, rapid pulse
2
Decreased blood pressure
3
Radiating anterior chest pain
4
Crackles at bases of the lungs
NUR 1018 - Gas exchange - adaptive Q's 3
