A patient, diagnosed with Guillain-Barré, has a respiratory rate of 8 per minute and a blood pressure of 86/48 mmHg. The patient is being prepared for intubation. What would the nurse anticipate the blood gases to be?

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The patient's symptoms indicate respiratory failure (low respiratory rate and low blood pressure), which would lead to an accumulation of CO2 in the blood, resulting in high PaCO2 (hypercapnia).

A Patient, Diagnosed with Guillain-Barré, Has a Respiratory Rate of 8