[Verified Answer]: The patient is a 75-year-old man with a…

The patient is a 75-year-old man with a history of emphysema. He comes to the emergency department (ED) reporting a productive cough that causes chest pain and fatigue. He states, I am having more problems breathing than usual.1. What should the nurse include in the initial history when a patient is suspected of having an acid-base imbalance? 2. Which assessment indicates that this patient has inadequate oxygenation?a. Decreased urine outputb. Bradycardiac. Decreased chest expansiond. Hypotension 3. Which arterial blood gas (ABG) value indicates that this patient is retaining carbon dioxide? a.PaCO2: 40 mm Hg b. PaCO2: 60 mm Hg c. HCO3: 42 mEq/L d. PaO2: 60 mm Hg 4. The patients baseline ABG values are: pH 7.36, PaCO2 60 mm Hg, PaO2 52 mm Hg, HCO342 mEq/L. Which ABG result would most likely indicate that he is having a negative response to the administration of oxygen?a. pH 7.35, PaCO2 64 mm Hg, PaO2 60 mm Hg, HCO342 mEq/Lb pH 7.36, PaCO2 60 mm Hg, PaO2 60 mm Hg, HCO342 mEq/Lc. pH 7.36, PaCO2 60 mm Hg, PaO2 58 mm Hg, HCO338 mEq/Ld. pH 7.33, PaCO2 66 mm Hg, PaO2 66 mm Hg, HCO42 mEq/L5. Based on the answer for question #4, is the patients respiratory acidosis compensated or uncompensated? Explain your answer.6. The patient is admitted with a diagnosis of pneumonia. What immediate interventions are needed for this patient?7. Later in the shift, the nurse notes that his oxygen is set at 5 L/min. The patient says that he asked the nurses aide unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) to turn up his oxygen because he was having trouble breathing. What actions, if any, should the nurse take at this time?