A healthy, 37-year-old woman loses her job at the auto factory. She picks up her three young children from school and is involved in a road traffic accident. Her 5-year-old son sustains a severe head injury. The woman was not hurt in the accident but is hyperventilating as she sits in the waiting room at the hospital. She complains of feeling faint and has blurred vision. Which of the following is decreased in this woman?
AArterial pH
BCerebral blood flow
CArterial oxygen content
DArterial oxygen tension (PO2)
Which of the following is seen in high altitude climbers?
AHyperventilation
BPulmonary edema
CDecreased PaCO2
DAll of the options
What type of narcosis is primarily associated with increased nitrogen solubility under pressure?
ACO narcosis
BCO2 narcosis
CN2 narcosis
DO2 toxicity
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