Your patient is a 26-year-old female complaining of chest pain with tingling in all extremities and numbness in her face. Her blood pressure is 142/82, respirations of 36, and a heart rate of 110 beats per minute with your cardiac monitor showing sinus tachycardia. After your assessment, she states she has been "very stressed and anxious tonight". You would suspect your patient's capnography reading to show?

A. ETCO₂ < 35
B. ETCO₂ between 35 - 45
C. ETCO₂ > 45
D. Patient is breathing too fast, unable to identify ETCO₂



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