A nurse is providing care for a client with Guillain-Barré syndrome. The nurse reviews the results of the arterial blood gases and determines the client is experiencing respiratory acidosis
The nurse would expect to find which of the following on the laboratory results? a. pH 7.40, pCO2 56 mmHg c. pH 7.25, pCO2 58 mmHg
b. pH 7.35, pCO2 42 mmHg d. pH 7.50, pCO2 28 mmHg
C
The normal pH is 7.35 to 7.45 . The normal pCO2 is 34 to 45 mmHg. In the client experiencing respiratory acidosis, the nurse would expect to find the pH range to be decreased and the pCO2 range to be increased. Guillain-Barré syndrome caused the decrease in the respiratory function due to paralysis of the intercostal muscles and the diaphragm.
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