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craiczarry

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A practitioner forgets to ice an ABG sample and leaves it at room temperature for 45 min. Which of the following parameters can you predict will increase in this sample during that period? 1. PCO2 2. pH 3. PO2
 
  a. 1 only
  b. 1 and 2 only
  c. 2 and 3 only
  d. 1, 2, and 3

Question 2

If patient pain or anxiety occurs during arterial puncture, which of the following will probably occur?
 
  a. Hypoventilation
  b. Hyperventilation
  c. Respiratory acidosis
  d. Hypoxemia


jaymee143

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Reply #1 on: Jul 16, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: A

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
If you suspect that pain or anxiety during the procedure may have altered the results (most typi-cally causing hyperventilation), consider using a local anesthetic for subsequent sampling at-tempts.


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Reply #2 on: Jul 16, 2018
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