A client presents to the emergency department complaining of…

A client presents to the emergency department complaining of a “panic attack.”  The client has rapid, shallow respirations, numbness and tingling in the fingers and toes and reports light-headedness.  The health care provider orders arterial blood gases.  The nurse would most likely anticipate which results? 

A client presents to the emergency department complaining of…

A client presents to the emergency department complaining of a “panic attack.”  The client has rapid, shallow respirations, numbness and tingling in the fingers and toes and reports light-headedness.  The health care provider orders arterial blood gases.  The nurse would most likely anticipate which results?