Your patient has a P50 of 38 mm Hg.  This would indicate:  …

Your patient has a P50 of 38 mm Hg.  This would indicate:  that there is a normal affinity of hemoglobin for oxygen  that the hemoglobin has an increased affinity for oxygen  that the oxyhemoglobin dissociation curve has shifted to the right  that the oxyhemoglobin dissociation curve has shifted to the left  

Deliberate hyperventilation for 24 to 48 hours via CMV is ap…

Deliberate hyperventilation for 24 to 48 hours via CMV is applied to patients with closed head injuries in order to do what? depress the medullary chemoreceptors. provoke the dilation of the vasculature. increase the rate of cerebral blood flow. reduce brain swelling and intracranial pressure.