A patient's respiration rate is 30 per minute and very deep. What disorder should the nurse suspect is occurring in this patient?
1. hypernatremia
2. increased carbon dioxide in the blood
3. hypertension
4. pain
Correct Answer: 2
Acute increases in either carbon dioxide or hydrogen ions in the blood stimulate the respiratory center in the brain. As a result, both the rate and depth of respiration increase. The increased rate and depth of lung ventilation eliminates carbon dioxide from the body, and carbonic acid levels fall, which brings the pH to a more normal range. Hypernatremia is associated with profuse sweating and diarrhea. The respiratory rate in a patient exhibiting hypertension is not altered. Pain may be manifested in rapid, shallow respirations.
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