Acid Base

Question 1

What can cause acute respiratory alkalosis?

Answer 1

fever, early sepsis, pain, cocaine, progesterone, aspirin, hypothyroidism, pregnancy, pneumonia, PE, pulmonary edema

Question 2

What can cause acute respiratory acidosis?

Answer 2

sedatives, opioids, benzodiazepenes, barbituates, respiratory conditions in severe presentation: asthma, COPD, hypercapnea, pulmonary edema, acute neuromuscular problems (C3-C5)

Question 3

What can cause chronic respiratory alkalosis?

Answer 3

chronic hypercapnic respiratory failure (COPD), sleep apnea, obesity

Question 4

What can cause AG elevated metabolic acidosis?

Answer 4

MUD PILES

methanol
uremia
diabetic ketoacidosis
propyline glycol
isoniazid
lactic acidosis
ethylene glycol
salicylic acid`

Question 5

What can cause non AG elevated metabolic acidosis?

Answer 5

USED CARS

ostomy
saline
endocrine disorder
diarrhea
carbonic anhydrase inhibitors
ammonium chloride
RTAS (kidneys waste CO2)
spironolactone

Question 6

What can cause Cl- responsive metabolic alkalosis?

Answer 6

vomiting with volume and Cl- depletion

Question 7

What can cause Cl- unresponsive metabolic alkalosis?

Answer 7

hypokalemia, hyperaldosterone

Question 8

What can cause respiratory alkalosis with compensatory metabolic acidosis?

Answer 8

aspirin overdose