Activation of the sympathetic nervous system during vasodepressor syncope with a lack of physical activity will lead to:

You have been called to transport a patient who is suffering from an illness that has impaired the ability of the involuntary muscles to contract. Which of the following conditions would you expect?

A) Decreased movement of wastes through the large intestine B) Decreased heart rate and increased blood pressure C) Difficulty in walking and grasping objects with his hands D) Difficulty in maintaining an upright posture

A patient with severe kyphoscoliosis and chronic ventilatory failure with hypoxemia will have all of the following laboratory findings, EXCEPT:

a. increased PaCO2. b. increased hematocrit. c. normal pH. d. increased pH.