What is wrong with the body during DKA? - correct answer It is too acidic
Do people with COPD and other chronic respiratory illnesses hyper or hypoventilate? - correct answer
HYPOventilate
What organs are the two regulators of acid in our body? - correct answer Lungs and kidneys
When will a pat...
NR 324 Exam 1 What is wrong with the body during DKA? - correct answer It is too acidic Do people with COPD and other chronic respiratory illnesses hyper or hypoventilate? - correct answer HYPOventilate What organs are the two regulators of acid in our body? - correct answer Lungs and kidneys When will a patient display Kussmaul breathing in relation to acid -base balance? - correct answer During acidosis / Normal pH range of blood - correct answer 7.35 -7.45 normal PaCo2 - correct answer 35 -45 mm Hg PaO2 normal levels - correct answer 80 -100 Normal HCO3 levels - correct answer 22 -26mEq/L Ratio of carbonic acid to bicarbonate in a healthy state - correct answer 1:20 Three regulatory mechanisms of acid -base regulation - correct answer Buffer system respiratory system renal system Which regulatory system responds immediately? - correct answer The buffer system. It is your natural neutral reaction process Which system responds in minutes and reaches its maximum effort within hours? - correct answer Respiratory system Which regulatory system takes 2 -3 days to respond? - correct answer Renal system What type of acid -base imbalance would someone who took too much Aspirin have? - correct answer Respiratory acidosis Why is a brown bag helpful for someone with respiratory alkalosis to breathe into? - correct answer Because they can help return the CO2 back to their body that they lost from hyperventilating What type of meds are useful for someone in Respiratory alkalosis? - correct answer Minor tranquilizers and anti -anxiety meds such as Ativan because they are hyperventilating and need help relaxing What are two common causes for metabolic acidosis? - correct answer Aspirin overdose and prolonged diarrhea Common cause for metabolic alkalosis: - correct answer prolonged vomiting or gastric suction ---you are eliminating acid from the body for a prolonged period of time. The kidneys compensate by dumping...lungs hypoventilate to keep CO2 When you auscultate cardiac sounds what are you hearing? - correct answer The valves opening and shutting What is the major purpose of the cardiac system? - correct answer to supply the body with oxygenated blood Ejection fraction - correct answer the amount of blood ejected per minutes. It is >65mL per minute. You need an effective cardiac output and ejection fraction to ensure the hear is working well. If cardiac output is insufficient, what does this mean? - correct answer you do not have enough o2 in your body what are the three layers of the heart - correct answer epicardium - outer layer ,myocardium -middle layer, endocardium -inner layer why is the left ventricle thicker? - correct answer because it does most of the pumping of blood to the body. It is 2 -3x thicker than the R ventricle. What artery supplies the heart's oxygen and nutrients? - correct answer The coronary artery (right and left) What happens when blood flow to a coronary artery is obstructed? - correct answer Angina Complete occlusion of coronary artery lead to ... - correct answer heart attack/ myocardial infarction partial occlusion of coronary artery - correct answer angina SA node - correct answer where all the elecrtical activity in the heart starts. Primary pacemaker what is the direction of electric flow to heart? - correct answer SA node -->AV node ---->bundle of His --
-->purkinje fibers What is the relationship between sodium and potassium and your heart? - correct answer Sodium and potassium are positively charged and provide the "electricity" to your heart. As the move in and out of your heart, they create electricity. The heart will ne ver contract without them.
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