If patient pain or anxiety occurs during arterial puncture, which of the following will probably occur?
a. Hypoventilation
b. Hyperventilation
c. Respiratory acidosis
d. Hypoxemia
ANS: B
If you suspect that pain or anxiety during the procedure may have altered the results (most typi-cally causing hyperventilation), consider using a local anesthetic for subsequent sampling at-tempts.
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