You are working in the ED, caring for a 55-year-old female patient with a long history of COPD. She is more short of breath today than usual, and states that she has an increased cough. She has a tympanic temperature of 99.8°F. You have drawn arterial blood gases with the patient on room air; when the report comes back, it shows that the patient has a PaO2 of 92 mmHg. Which of the following is
most likely?
A) You have inadvertently drawn a venous sample.
B) The patient is critically hypoxic and requires assisted ventilation.
C) This is the typical value for this patient.
D) The lab performed the test incorrectly.
C
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