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After Being Discovered Unresponsive in Her Apartment, a 20-Year-Old Woman

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After being discovered unresponsive in her apartment, a 20-year-old woman is brought to the emergency department by her boyfriend. She has a history of major depression as well as generalized anxiety disorder. There is no indication of trauma. The patient is obtunded on examination and responds only to painful stimuli. There is no evidence of recent vomiting. Auscultation reveals that the lungs are clear. A toxicology screen revealed that benzodiazepines were present. Which of the following sets of arterial blood gas findings (in mm Hg) are most likely present in this patient? After being discovered unresponsive in her apartment, a 20-year-old woman is brought to the emergency department by her boyfriend. She has a history of major depression as well as generalized anxiety disorder. There is no indication of trauma. The patient is obtunded on examination and responds only to painful stimuli. There is no evidence of recent vomiting. Auscultation reveals that the lungs are clear. A toxicology screen revealed that benzodiazepines were present. Which of the following sets of arterial blood gas findings (in mm Hg)  are most likely present in this patient?   A) A B) B C) C D) D E) E


A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D
E) E

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