The nurse is aware that the patient is in respiratory failure when the blood gas findings are a PaO2 of _____ mm Hg and a PaCO2 of _____ mm Hg
a. 46; 52
b. 50; 45
c. 52; 42
d. 55; 58
A
Respiratory failure is defined by blood gases that have a PaO2 level below 50 mm Hg and a Pa-CO2 level equal to or higher than 50 mm Hg.
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