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A department in a hospital that provides outpatient surgery services is known as the:

ambulatory surgical center. ambulatory surgical unit. hospital surgical center. outpatient surgical facility.

A semi-conscious patient with a severe asthma episode continues to deteriorate clinically in ER and does not respond to treatment. Which acid base abnormality would you expect to be present?

A. respiratory alkalosis B. combined metabolic and respiratory acidosis C. metabolic acidosis D. respiratory acidosis