05-31-2008, 11:21 AM
A 65 year old mate with a long history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is brought to the ER complaining of shortness of breath, fever, yellow sputum and lower extemity edema. Physical exam reveals cyanosis, finger clubbing and bilateral lung wheezes. Which of the following findins is most likely in this pt?
A. Normal arterial blood oxygen content
B. Normal mixed venous blood oxygen content
C. Increased pH of arterial blood
D. Decreased pulmonary arterial resistance
E. Decreased cerebral Vascular resistance
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A. Normal arterial blood oxygen content
B. Normal mixed venous blood oxygen content
C. Increased pH of arterial blood
D. Decreased pulmonary arterial resistance
E. Decreased cerebral Vascular resistance
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