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que frm UW;
44 yr obese female s/p cholecystectomy pod4.
vs: stable excpt HR: 92/min
ABG: pH/PaO2/PaCO2/HCO3- = 7.28/62/54/30
cause of acidosis?
ALVEOLAR HYPOVENTILATION
PULM. EMBOLISM
PLEURAL EFFUSION
PULM. EDEMA
ATELECTASIS
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| MAZI
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ALVEOLAR HYPOVENTILATION
because of the high permeability of CO2 in the lung membraine , the only thing that can cause hypercapnia is hypoventilatio. in the hypoventilation , there is no effective air moving to move the CO2.
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