NR 341 CASE STUDY Ventilatory Assistance & Acute Respiratory Failure 1
NR 341 CASE STUDY Ventilatory Assistance & Acute Respiratory Failure 1 Mr. R is a 66-year-old man who has smoked 1.5 packs of cigarettes a day for 40 years. He is admitted with an acute exacerbation of COPD. His baseline ABGs drawn in the ER showed: pH, 7.36; PaCO2, 55mmHg; PaO2, 69mmHg; Bicarbonate, 30 mEq/L; SaO2, 92% on 4Lvia NC. In the critical care unit, Mr. R has course crackles in his left lower lung base and a mild expiratory wheeze bilaterally. His cough is productive of thick yellow sputum. His skin turgor is poor; he is febrile, tachycardic, and tachypneic requiring 6L via NC to keep Sats 88%.
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mr r is a 66 year old man who has smoked 15 packs of cigarettes a day for 40 years he is admitted with an acute exacerbati
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