A patient of 50 years old suffers from chronic obstructive bronchitis. Recently, after hypothermia, the patient had a cough withpurulent sputum, dyspnea, weakness. On examination: acrocyanosis, blood pressure 140/90, heart rate 100 beats per minute(normally 60-90), respiration is frequent and superficial. At auscultation: there are wet wheezing in the lower lobe of the right lung.Questions:4. Describe the mechanism of development of this TPP in the patient.5. Describe the most likely changes in blood gas composition and pH in this case.6. What signs of adaptive reactions are there in the patient?7. What other adaptive reactions are typical for this type of TPP?

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Phlebotomy Essentials

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Chapter1: Phlebotomy: Past And Present And The Healthcare Setting

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