Multiple Choice
How should a nurse explain that the breathing pattern has been altered when a patient complains of tachypnea? (Select all that apply.)
A) Increased pH levels stimulate chemoreceptors in the aorta and carotid arteries, which stimulates the phrenic nerve.
B) Decreased oxygen level signals the phrenic nerve to alter the respiration rate.
C) Muscles of respiration respond to the stimulus.
D) The brain has become hypoxic and causes an alteration in the respiration rate.
E) Deflated lung tissue results in an altered respiration rate.
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