Acid-Base Balance

Question 1

What is normal pH for the human body?

Answer 1

7.35 - 7.45 pH

Question 2

What is normal value for pCO2?

Answer 2

35-45 mmHg

Question 3

What is normal value for HCo3?

Answer 3

21-28 mEq/L

Question 4

What is pH?

Answer 4

How acidic or basic is something?

Question 5

What is pH?

Answer 5

how acidic/basic something is.

Question 6

What is pCO2?

Answer 6

Carbon Dioxide

Question 7

What is HCO3?

Answer 7

Sodium BiCarb

Question 8

What are ABGs?

Answer 8

Arterial Blood Gasses.

Question 9

pH scale: 0 is ______; 14 is _______

Answer 9

0 is Acidic; 14 is Alkalotic

Question 10

What is Metabolic acidosis?

Answer 10

Increase in the levels of non–carbonic acids or by the loss of bicarb from the extracellular fluid.

Question 11

What is Metabolic alkalosis?

Answer 11

increase in bicarb concentration or from a loss of metabolic acids

Question 12

What is Respiratory acidosis

Answer 12

• decreased ventilation

- resulting in hypercapnia (increased CO2 concentration) and increased carbonic acid concentration.

Question 13

What is Respiratory alkalosis?

Answer 13

• alveolar hyperventilation
• resulting in hypocapnia (low CO2 levels) from excessive elimination of carbon dioxide or from decreases in carbonic acid concentration.

Question 14

What is compensation?

Answer 14

Renal and respiratory adjustments, in response to primary changes
in pH.

Question 15

What are the rules of acid-base relationships?

Answer 15

1. CO2 is inverse of pH (PCO2 \ = / pH)
2. Bicarb is direct relationship to pH ( /pH = / HCO3)
3. Look for compensation from other variable.