You arrive on the scene of a 40-year-old male with a complaint of palpations and dizziness. Vitals are BP 102/78, pulse 128 slightly irregular, and respiration of 26. A pulse oximeter reading of 86% os obtained. He has no past medial problems. With this information, you suspect
(A) hyperventilation syndrome.
(B) hypoxemia.
(C) congestive heart failure.
(D) pending respiratory arrest.
Ans: (B) hypoxemia.
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