The patient presents to the emergency department with a probable cervical spinal cord injury following a diving accident one hour ago. The nurse anticipates this patient’s labs will most likely show which of the following acid-base disturbances?
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The nurse is reviewing the arterial blood gas results of a patient in the ICU. They are as follows: pH = 7.30 PaCO2 = 52 mmHg PaO2 = 70 mmHg HCO3 = 24 mEq/L SaO2 = 90% How does the nurse interpret these results?
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The nurse is performing an assessment on the patient with long, thin limbs and fingers who presents for a yearly check-up in no acute distress. The patient is extremely thin and has pectus excavatum. For which assessment finding is the nurse most vigilant in this patient?
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