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Question 1

When caring for a patient with damage to the cerebral cortex, which change in respiration and ventilation should the nurse expect to observe?
◦ Decreased voluntary initiation of ventilatory effort
◦ Increased rate of breathing per minute
◦ Decrease in CO2 in blood analysis
◦ Increased respiratory effort by the use of chest and diaphragm muscles

Question 2

Which arterial blood gas result indicates the development of an acute lung injury?
◦ pH 7.29, PCO2 28 mm Hg, PaO2 97 mm Hg, HCO3, 16 mEq, SaO2 94%
◦ pH 7.4, PaCO2 40 mm Hg, PaO2 96, HCO3 24 mEq, SaO2 94%
◦ pH 7.31, PaCO2 50 mm Hg, PaO2 70 mm Hg, HCO3 20 mEq, SaO2 90%
◦ pH 7.49, PaCO2 32 mm Hg, PaO2 75 mm Hg, HCO3 22 mEq, SaO2 90%


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