A 55-year-old man was admitted to the emergency room in respiratory distress. He complains of worsening shortness of breath over a 48 hour time period. He is only able to speak in short sentences and is slightly obtunded. His skin is slightly cool and clammy to touch. Urine output is < 20mL/hour. His oxygen saturation in the ER is 84% while on room air and heart rate is 143. His blood pressure is 138/99. You notice rapid breathing at a frequency of 37 bpm. You auscultate diffuse crackles throughout all dependent regions of the lungs. The patient is lying back in a recumbent position saying that he feels like he is suffocating. Arterial blood gas analysis results are pH-7.19, PaCO2-25, PaO2-52, HCO3– 22.
Instructions:
- Produce an essay.
- Rank at least 2 different abnormal conditions in this case study that are increasing the drive to breath.
- Differentiate how the central and peripheral chemoreceptors are responding to the conditions in this case study.
- Identify the role of the dorsal respiratory group and ventral respiratory group in the respiratory centers.
Requirements: 500 words?
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