A patient's anxiety caused her to develop respiratory alkalosis. The nurse instructs the patient to take some slow deep breaths. Explain why this would be effective.
What will be an ideal response?
Instructing the patient to breathe more slowly will increase the patient's blood level of CO2. Having the patient breathe into a paper bag would also increase blood CO2 levels.
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a. calcitonin b. sclerostin c. vasopressin d. osteoprotegerin e. RANK ligand
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a. Destiny did not state a claim for which relief can be granted. b. Destiny's statement of the facts is not true. c. Destiny's statement of the law is not true. d. Enzo suffered greater harm than Destiny.
What two pairs of cranial nerves do NOT enter or exit the central nervous system through the brainstem?
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