The ICU respiratory therapist is concerned with her client’s…

The ICU respiratory therapist is concerned with her client’s arterial blood gas (ABG) results-especially the pH 7.30; and PCO2 49 mmHg (6.52 kPa). The respiratory therapist interprets these ABG results and assesses her client for which clinical manifestations of respiratory acidosis? Select all that apply.

A potential donor is angry at the personal nature of the que…

A potential donor is angry at the personal nature of the questions about HIV risk factors that he is required to answer at a blood collection center, and states that simple blood testing should suffice. How can the medical technologist at the center best respond?

A client in the intensive care unit who has a brain tumor ha…

A client in the intensive care unit who has a brain tumor has experienced a sharp decline. The care team suspects that water and protein have crossed the blood-brain barrier and been transferred from the vascular space into the client’s interstitial space. Which diagnosis best captures this pathophysiology?