Your patient develops a fever while being mechanically ventilated in the control mode. As a re-sult of the fever, the patient's CO2 production increases while alveolar ventilation is unchanged
What is the probable change in ABGs?
a. Increase in PaCO2
b. Decrease in PaO2
c. Decrease in PaCO2
d. All of the above
ANS: A
Increases in A or decreases in CO2 result in a decrease in PaCO2, whereas increases in CO2 or de-creases in A result in an increase in PaCO2.
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Your elderly patient has fallen from the curb and complains of hip, leg, and back pain. You observe the foot of the injured limb turned outward. Palpation of the pelvis reveals the head of the femur in the inguinal area. You suspect the patient is suffering from ________, so your management will include ________
A) anterior hip dislocation; reduction of the injured hip and transport to an emergency department B) posterior hip dislocation; reduction of the injured hip and transport to an acute care facility C) posterior hip dislocation; reduction of the injured hip and transport to a trauma center D) anterior hip dislocation; stabilization of the injured hip and transport to an emergency department
What type of managed care plan is more popular than an HMO?
A. DRG B. RBRVS C. PPO D. DEERS