Which of the following patients would be considered hypoxemic?
a. A 70-year-old man with a PaO2 of 72
b. A 50-year-old woman with a PaO2 of 65
c. An 84-year-old man with a PaO2 of 96
d. A 68-year-old woman with a PaO2 of 80
B
Normal PaO2 is 80 to 100 mm Hg in persons younger than 60 years. The formula for determining PaO2 for a person older than 60 years of age is 80 mm Hg minus 1 mm Hg for every year of age above 60 years of age, for example, 70 years old = 80 mm Hg - 10 mm Hg = 70 mm Hg; 84 years old = 80 mm Hg - 20 mm Hg = 60 mm Hg; and 68 years old = 80 mm Hg - 8 mm Hg = 72 mm Hg.
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