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ABG question: Your patient has had an Arterial Blood Gas which gives the following results: pH: 7.31, PaO2: 71, CO2: 48, HCO3:23. Select TWO correct statements? This represents a compensated acid/base condition. This ABG could be caused by excessive vomiting due to a stomach infection. This ABG could be caused by the patient struggling to breath due to an asthma attack. This ABG could be caused by the patient breathing too fast due to a high fever- This represents a partially compensated acid/base condition. This represents an uncompensated acid/base condition.
A patient has been admitted to the ICU for treatment of Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS). Select the answer that applies to this situation: O Chemical mediators cause vasoconstriction throughout the body SIRS can cause death due to hypertension that leads to fatal stroke. SIRS can be caused by a major trauma or illness O Capillary permeability causes a fluid shift from the interstitial space to the intravascular space.