BV is a 19-year-old male who presents to the emergency department complaining of shortness of breath and fever. He has a respiratory rate of 34, temperature of 101.4oF. His SpO2 on room air is 88%. He has a frequent cough productive of small amounts of very thick, dark yellow mucus. He appears to be undersized for his age. Upon questioning, he reveals that he has a history of cystic fibrosis.
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Portable chest radiograph reveals infiltrates throughout both lung fields. Arterial blood gases drawn while the patient is receiving oxygen via nasal cannula running at 3 Lpm reveals:
PaCO2 56 mmHg
HCO3 31 mEq
PaO2 64 mmHg
Hgb 15.4 gms
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