The following 7 questions refer to the following scenario f…
The following 7 questions refer to the following scenario for Chris Martin. Chris Martin is a 29 year old man with cystic fibrosis (CF) admitted to the hospital for a pulmonary infection. He has a barrel chest, dry skin and mucous membranes, clubbing of the nailbeds, dyspnea on exertion, difficulty gaining weight, pedal edema, & steatorrhea. Mr. Martin is awaiting a lung transplant and hopes donor lungs become available soon. Vital signs are 38.8C, 108, 26, 98/64. The following laboratory values are obtained: