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
B) Respiratory Alkalosis
A 45 year old female with renal failure miss...
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 missed her dialysis and was starting to feel
sick. What could be the reason?
A) Metabolic Acidosis
B) Metabolic Alkalosis
C) Respiratory Acidosis
D) Respiratory Alkalosis - ANSWER- A) Metabolic Acidosis
The nurse is caring for a patient with a nasogastric tube that is attached to low
suction. The nurse monitors the patient, knowing that the patient is at risk for
which acid base disorder?
A) Metabolic Acidosis
B) Metabolic Alkalosis
C) Respiratory Acidosis
D) Respiratory Alkalosis - ANSWER- B) Metabolic Alkalosis
A patient with a 3 day history of nausea and vomiting presents to the emergency
room. The patient is hypoventilating with a respiratory rate of 10 breaths per
minute. The patient's EKG displays a tachycardia rhythm with a heart rate of 120
beats per minute. Arterial blood gases are drawn and the nurse reviews the
results, expecting to note which finding?
A) A decreased pH and an increased CO₂
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