An infant at 36 weeks of gestation has increasing respirations (80 to 100 breaths/min with marked substernal retractions). The infant is given oxygen by continuous nasal positive airway pressure. Which arterial oxygen level would indicate hypoxia?
a. PaO2 of 67
b. PaO2 of 89
c. PaO2 of 45
d. PaO2 of 73
C
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A The normal range for PaO2 for the neonate is 60 to 80 mm Hg. A laboratory value below this range would indicate hypoxia.
B The normal range for PaO2 for the neonate is 60 to 80 mm Hg. A laboratory value below this range would indicate hypoxia.
C A PaO2 of 45 is below the normal range for a normal neonate. The range for ar-terial oxygen pressure is 60 to 80 mm Hg. The laboratory value of PaO2 of 45 indicates hypoxia in this infant.
D The normal range for PaO2 for the neonate is 60 to 80 mm Hg. A laboratory value below this range would indicate hypoxia.
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