The nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing a panic attack. The nurse instructs the patient to breathe into a paper bag. What respiratory alteration is this client most likely experiencing?
A) Hyperventilation
B) Aspiration
C) Hypoxia
D) Hypoxemic hypoxia
A
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In hyperventilation, the person breathes abnormally quickly or deeply, resulting in too little carbon dioxide in the blood. The easiest treatment is asking the client to breathe into a bag. The air the client rebreathes will contain excess carbon dioxide, replacing that which was lost. Pathologic aspiration is the inhalation or movement of fluid, mucus, or another unwanted substance into the lungs. Hypoxia is a decreased amount of oxygen in the tissue cells. Hypoxemic hypoxia is a state of decreased blood oxygen level, leading to a decreased amount of oxygen in the tissues. Breathing into a paper bag would not be the treatment for these alterations.
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