Cardiopulmonary Anatomy & Physiology
Cardiopulmonary Anatomy & Physiology
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ISBN: 9781337794909
Author: Des Jardins, Terry.
Publisher: Cengage Learning,
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Chapter 6, Problem 2CAQ4
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The saturation of the patient’s hemoglobin for a particular Pao2 level.

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An 18-year-old woman came to the hospital due to respiratory distress. She has had asthma all her life. She appeared fatigued and cyanotic, and used her accessory muscles for inspiration. She was suffering from an acute ventilatory failure with severe hypoxemia.

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