The nurse is aware that the patient is in respiratory failure when the blood gas findings contain which values?
a. PaO2 46 mm Hg; PaCO2 52 mm Hg
b. PaO2 50 mm Hg; PaCO2 45 mm Hg
c. PaO2 52 mm Hg; PaCO2 42 mm Hg
d. PaO2 55 mm Hg; PaCO2 58 mm Hg
A
Respiratory failure is defined by ABGs: arterial oxygen (PaO2) is below 50 mm Hg and partial pressure of carbon dioxide (PaCO2) is equal to or greater than 50 mm Hg.
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