A Patient with an Opiate Drug Overdose Is Unconscious and Has

Multiple Choice

A patient with an opiate drug overdose is unconscious and has the following ABG results on room air: pH 7.20; P_aCO₂ 88 mm Hg; P_aO₂ 42 mm Hg; HCO₃⁻ 25 mEq/L.Which of the following best describes this patient's condition?

A) Chronic hypoxemic respiratory failure
B) Chronic hypercapnic respiratory failure
C) Acute hypoxemic respiratory failure
D) Acute hypercapnic respiratory failure