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nramada

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What is respiratory failure due to inadequate ventilation?
 
  a. Hypoxemic
  b. Hypercapnic
  c. Compensated
  d. Chronic

Question 2

Hypercapnic (type II) respiratory failure is a synonym for which one of the following terms?
 
  a. Mismatching
  b. Shunt
  c. Diffusion impairment
  d. Ventilatory failure



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Anna

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
Hypercapnic (type II) respiratory failure describes bellows failure of the lungs resulting in ele-vated carbon dioxide levels.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
Hypercapnic respiratory failure is also known as ventilatory failure.




nramada

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Reply 2 on: Jul 16, 2018
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review


marict

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

 

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