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The nurse caring for a client in the intensive care unit (ICU) is reviewing the arterial blood gas (ABG) results, which reveal a PaO2 = 70 mm Hg [80-100 mm Hg]. On assessment, the client has labored breathing, tachypnea, and an altered mental status. The nurse should anticipate the physician will order

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Rationale: Low PaO2 (70 mm Hg) with labored breathing, tachypnea, and altered mental status suggests severe hypoxemia, warranting intubation (
A) for airway protection and ventilation. ECG (
B), glucose (
C), and PVAD (
D) do not address hypoxemia.

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The nurse caring for a client in the intensive care unit (ICU) is reviewing the arterial blood gas (ABG) results, which reveal a PaO2 = 70 mm Hg [80-100 mm Hg]. On assessment, the client has labored breathing, tachypnea, and an altered mental status. The nurse should anticipate the physician will order
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