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Diagnose the patient: pH = 7.1 (ACIDIC) pCO2 = 40 mm Hg (normal) HCO3 = 18 (Acidic) - ANSWER *Metabolic acidosis -Pt could have ketoacidosis -The body will compensate by blowing off and lowering CO2 to become more basic Diagnose the patient: pH = 7.1 (ACIDIC) PCO2 = 60 MM HG (ACIDIC) HCO3...

pH: 7.37 HCO3: 19 PaCO2: 34 - ANSWER Metabolic Acidosis, fully compensated pH: 7.32 PaCO2: 23 HCO3: 11 - ANSWER Metabolic Acidosis, partially compensated pH: 7.56 PaCO2: 20 HCO3: 20 - ANSWER Respiratory Alkalosis, partially compensated pH: 7.23 PaCO2: 37 HCO3: 18 - ANSWER Metabolic ...

A client has the following lab values: a pH of 7.55, an HCO3- of 22 mm Hg, and a PCO2 of 30 mm Hg. What should the nurse do? a. Perform Allen's test b. Prepare the client for dialysis c. Administer insulin as ordered d. Encourage the client to slow down breathing - ANSWER d The nurse is told...

A student is nervous for a big exam and is breathing rapidly. What do you expect to see in this patients acid-base balance? A) Metabolic Acidosis B) Respiratory Alkalosis C) Metabolic Alkalosis D) Respiratory Acidosis - ANSWER B) Respiratory Alkalosis A 45 year old female with renal failure m...

1. George Kent is a 54 year old widower with a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and was rushed to the emergency department with increasing shortness of breath, pyrexia, and a productive cough with yellow-green sputum. He has difficulty in communicating because of his inability to com...

1 ....pH = 7.56, CO2 = 28, HCO3 = 25 NORMAL RESPIRATORY ALKALOSIS COMPENSATED METABOLIC ACIDOSIS METABOLIC ALKALOSIS - ANSWER RESPIRATORY ALKALOSIS 2 ....pH = 6.96, CO2 = 71, HCO3 = 16 METABOLIC ALKALOSIS NORMAL COMBINED ACIDOSIS COMPENSATED ACIDOSIS - ANSWER COMBINED ACID...

pH: 2.45 PCO2: 75 HCO3: 28 - ANSWER Partially compensated respiratory acidosis pH: 7.37 PCO2: 33 HCO3: 21 - ANSWER Fully compensated metabolic acidosis pH: 7.38 PCO2: 33 HCO3: 12 - ANSWER Fully compensated metabolic acidosis pH: 7.30 PCO2: 50 HCO3: 36 - ANSWER Partially compensated respirat...

partially compensated respiratory alkalosis - ANSWER ph: 7.77, PaCO2:20, HCO3:14 partially compensated respiratory acidosis - ANSWER PH: 7.14, PACO2: 51, HCO3: 31 uncompensated metabolic alkalosis - ANSWER PH: 7.86, PACO2: 35, HCO3: 24 uncompensated respiratory alkalosis - ANSWER ph: 7.87, ...

A patient with a neurological disorder develops respiratory acidosis as a result of reduced alveolar ventilation. Which combination of arterial blood gas (ABG) values confirms respiratory acidosis? A. pH, 7.5; PaCO2 30 mm Hg B. pH, 7.40; PaCO2 35 mm Hg C. pH, 7.35; PaCO2 40 mm Hg D. pH, 7.25; ...

An arterial blood gas with a pH of 7.48 indicates: - ANSWER alkalosis To compensate for a PaCO2 of 24 mm Hg, what will occur? - ANSWER excretion of bicarbonate ABGs are pH 7.4, CO2 40 mmHg and HCO3 22mEq/L. This indicates: - ANSWER normal balance Acute respiratory alkalosis can be caused by...

pH - 7.52 PCO2 - 31 mmHg PO2- 60 mmHg O2Sat - 90% HCO3 - 25 mEq/L - ANSWER uncompensated respiratory alkalosis with hypoxemia pH - 7.28 PCO2 - 52 mmHg PO2- 55 mmHg O2Sat - 88% HCO3 - 23 mEq/L - ANSWER uncompensated respiratory acidosis with hypoxemia pH - 7.48 PCO2 - 37 mmHg PO2- 91 ...

An adult patient with shortness of breath is admitted to the emergency department. An ABG has been collected and shows the following results: pH 7.51, PaCO2 26 torr, PaO2 57 torr, HC3O- 24 mEq/L. Which of the following best describes the patient's status? - ANSWER The primary concern is hypoxemia ...

Select all of the normal Oxygen saturation levels (put letters to the correct responses in alphabetical order using no commas or spaces) A. 95 B. 98 C. 85 D. 94 E. 88 - ANSWER ABD The correct arterial Oxygen level (PaO2) is ___ ______ to _______ - ANSWER 80 to 100 Select all of the res...