43 A 55-year-old woman is brought to the emergency department because of chest pain and shortness of breath for 3 hours Her pulse is 125/min respirations are 28/min, and blood pressure is 80/40 mm Hg Physical examination shows poor perfusion to the extremities Pulmonary angiography shows complete blockage of blood flow to the left lung Which of the following labeled points on the ventilation perfusion line of the oxygen-carbon dioxide graph best corresponds to the alveolar blood gas of the left lung of this patient? PCO₂ (mm Hg) A) B) B с Normal PO₂ (mm Hg) C) D) E)
43 A 55-year-old woman is brought to the emergency department because of chest pain and shortness of breath for 3 hours Her pulse is 125/min respirations are 28/min, and blood pressure is 80/40 mm Hg Physical examination shows poor perfusion to the extremities Pulmonary angiography shows complete blockage of blood flow to the left lung Which of the following labeled points on the ventilation perfusion line of the oxygen-carbon dioxide graph best corresponds to the alveolar blood gas of the left lung of this patient? PCO₂ (mm Hg) A) B) B с Normal PO₂ (mm Hg) C) D) E)
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Transcribed Image Text:43 A 55-year-old woman is brought to the emergency department because of chest pain and shortness of breath for 3 hours Her pulse is 125/min, respirations are 28/min,
and blood pressure is 80/40 mm Hg Physical examination shows poor perfusion to the extremities Pulmonary angiography shows complete blockage of blood flow to
the left lung Which of the following labeled points on the ventilation-perfusion line of the oxygen-carbon dioxide graph best corresponds to the alveolar blood gas of the
left lung of this patient?
PCO₂ (mm Hg)
A)
B)
B
с
Normal
PO₂ (mm Hg)
D)
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