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You are working in the emergency room and a patient comes in by ambulance due to an opiate overdose. Opiates have a side
Posted: Mon May 23, 2022 2:05 pm
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- You Are Working In The Emergency Room And A Patient Comes In By Ambulance Due To An Opiate Overdose Opiates Have A Side 1 (37.28 KiB) Viewed 12 times
You are working in the emergency room and a patient comes in by ambulance due to an opiate overdose. Opiates have a side effect of lowering the respiratory rate. 1. How does minute ventilation change when the respiratory rate decreases? (1 pt) 2. How does the partial pressure of carbon dioxide in the blood change with a decrease in respiratory rate? (2 pts) 3. What is the minute ventilation for this patient with a respiratory rate of 6 breaths/minutes and a tidal volume of 450 ml/breath? Include the correct units.(2 pts) 4. How would you expect the blood pH to change in this patient? (1 pt) 5. What is the name of this acid-base abnormality? (1 pt)