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Pulmonary surfactant is secreted by which type of lung cells?

CO has a _________ increased affinity to hemoglobin than oxygen? 

A patient was brought into the hospital with increased work of breathing but lungs are clear on auscultation. Assesment of vitals and arterial blood gas reveals:Pulse 106 bpm                                          pH – 7.22Resp. rate 32 breaths/min                       PaCO2 – 24 torrSpO2 98%                                                  PaO2 – 93 torrBP 135/80 mmHg                                      HCO3 – 16 mEq/LElevated Blood glucose 650 mg/dl           BE/BD – (-6)Temp. 37°C

A CaO2 of 10 vol% is interpreted as:

An ABG result shows:   pH – 7.32 PaCO2 – 30 mm Hg HCO3 – 16 mEq/L   What compensatory measure has the body taken to at least partially compensate for the acid-base disorder?   

An adult patient with cystic fibrosis had the following ABG drawn due to increasing work of breathing:pH – 7.30PaCO2 – 61 mmHgPaO2 – 70 mmHgHCO3 – 29 mEq/LBE/BD – (+3)Interpret the following blood gas:

What is considered the normal range when calculating the anion gap without including potassium (K⁺)?

The total content of oxygen in the blood can be seen as:

A PaO2 level of 65 mmHg with a CaO2 of 16 vol% is interpreted as:

A patient’s PaCO2 level has elevated. What must be done to correct this?