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A client is admitted to the hospital and is being prepared for a craniotomy (brain surgery). The client is very anxious and scared of the impending surgery. He begins to hyperventilate and becomes very dizzy. The client looses consciousness and the STAT ABGs reveal:
The results from the ABGs come back from the laboratory and show:
pH = 7.57
Pa C02 = 26 mmHg
HC03 = 24 mEq/L
Once you have interpreted the ABG results, click on one of the following links
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