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Your patient is a 24-year-old, 176-pound male who is alert and oriented 12 hours after ingesting thirty 500 mg tablets of Tylenol. Which of the following are the most likely complaints or findings?

A) Confusion, lethargy, and hyperthermia B) Nausea, vomiting, weakness, and fatigue C) Abdominal pain and oliguria D) Signs and symptoms of liver failure

Under which of the following conditions can the alveolar partial pressure of carbon dioxide (PACO2) be increased?

1. When the body increases its production of CO2 (VCO2) 2. When the dead space ventilation per minute is increased (VD) 3. When the minute ventilation is inadequate (VE) 4. When the alveolar ventilation is decreased (VA) a. 1 and 2 only b. 1 and 3 only c. 1, 2 and 3 d. 1, 2, 3, and 4