11.07.2023 - By Jon Haws RN
Download for FREE today - special Mnemonics Cheatsheet - so you can be SURE that you have that Must Know information down: bit.ly/nursing-memory Outline RAT BED Early Hypoxia: R-Restlessness A-Anxiety T-Tachycardia / Tachypnea Late Hypoxia: B-Bradycardia E-Extreme Restlessness D-Dyspnea Description Patients experiencing hypoxia will initially demonstrate signs of anxiety and restlessness. As hypoxia continues, the patients conditions deteriorates to bradycardia and dyspnea.