The nurse suspects acute respiratory distress syndrome (ards) in a patient who has arterial oxygen tension (pao 2) of 60 mmhg while receiving inspired oxygen (fio 2) of 80 percent oxygen as room air. what is the pao 2 to fio 2 ratio of the patient

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The patient’s PaO 2/75 based on the PaO to FiO 2 equation: 60/0.80 = 75. p. 1620