NURS 5315 Final | Questions and Correct Answers | Latest Update 2024/2025 | 100% PASS

NURS 5315 Final | Questions and Correct Answers | Latest Update 2024/2025 | 100% PASS A patient in respiratory distress and is breathing 33 breaths per minute. Which ABG value is consistent with the clinical scenario? PCO2 15 pH 7.30 pH 7.45 O2 sat 100% A patient who is breathing 33 breaths per minute is hyperventilating and blowing off CO2; therefore the PCO2 level will be low. The patient will most likely experience a respiratory alkalosis and the two pH values provided are not consistent with this diagnosis. A patient has a sodium level of 115 mEq/L and is disoriented and lethargic. Which pathological process best explains this patient's symptoms?a. The action potential has become hyperpolarized. b. Water has shifted into the neurons and caused them to swell. c. Water has shifted into the vascular space and dehydrated the neurons. d. The action potential has become hypopolarized. b. The cause of neurologic symptoms associated with a sodium imbalance is directly related to fl