medium · NCLEX-RN Reduction of Risk Potential

A nurse is caring for a client with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). The client is on 100% FiO2 via mechanical ventilation, yet the PaO2 remains at 52 mm Hg.

Which term best describes this physiological state?

  1. Alveolar hyperventilation.
  2. Refractory hypoxemia.
  3. Permissive hypercapnia.
  4. Compensated hypoxia.

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