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A 7-Year-Old Is Admitted to the Pediatric Unit for Acute

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A 7-year-old is admitted to the pediatric unit for acute asthma. Vital signs re RR of 56, BP of 98/75 and has shortness of breath. The nurse expects that the child's arterial blood gas level to indicate a:


A) PCO2 of 43 mmHg
B) HCO3 of 24 mEq/L
C) pH of 7.28
D) PO2 of 88 mmHg

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