The nurse would expect to observe which characteristics in a patient with type II respiratory failure?
A) Hypoxemia without hypercapnia
B) Hypoxemia with hypercapnia
C) Hypoxemia with hypocapnia
D) Hyperventilation
B) Hypoxemia with hypercapnia
Explanation: A) Type I respiratory failure, also called hypoxemic respiratory failure, is characterized by hypoxemia without hypercapnia.
B) Type II respiratory failure, also called hypercapnic respiratory failure or ventilatory failure, results from inadequate alveolar ventilation, causing an increased level of carbon dioxide in the blood (hypercapnia) with or without a low level of oxygen in the blood (hypoxemia).
C) Type II respiratory failure, also called hypercapnic respiratory failure or ventilatory failure, results from inadequate alveolar ventilation, causing an increased level of carbon dioxide in the blood (hypercapnia) with or without a low level of oxygen in the blood (hypoxemia).
D) Type II respiratory failure is a result of hypoventilation.
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