Calculate the pulmonary shunt fraction for a patient with the following data: CAO2 = 17 vol%; CaO2 = 16.5 vol%; = 11 vol%
a. 8%
b. 15%
c. 30%
d. 37%
ANS: A
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You have arrived at the emergency department with a patient complaining of nausea. The department is extremely busy and you are waiting to give a verbal report to the nurse or doctor. While waiting, dispatch contacts you over the radio and states that you are needed for a critically injured child. Your best action would be to:
A) take the call and come back to give the report at a later time. B) provide the certified nurse's aide with a report of the patient's condition. C) go to the nurse's station and provide the registered nurse with a quick report. D) leave the patient in the emergency department and take the call.