Acid-Base Balance Flashcards
What are the major chemicals?
Bicarb
H
CO2
What is the lung chemical; acid or base?
CO2, acid
What are the kidney chemicals; acid or base?
HCO3- Base
H- Acid
Compensating organs: Kidneys
Remove acid how?
Through urine
Compensating organs: Kidneys
What do they do with bicarb?
Hold on and return it to blood OR excrete through urine
Bicarb is a base–so it is held on when things are too acidic
Bicarb is a base–so it is let go of (excreted through urine) when things are too basic
Compensating organs: Lungs
What is one way to get rid of CO2?
Exhale
Compensating organs: Lungs
When you HYPOventilate are you retaining or eliminating CO2?
Retain Co2
Compensating organs: Lungs
When you HYPERventilate are you retaining or eliminating CO2?
Eliminating CO2
Compensating organs
What organ takes hours to days to compensate?
What organs take seconds to minutes?
Hours to days: Kidneys (efficient)
Seconds to minutes: Lungs (not as efficient)
Respiratory acidosis
What problem and what chemical causing problem?
Lung problem so CO2 causing it
Respiratory acidosis
Too much or too little CO2?
Too much
Respiratory acidosis
Hypo or hyperventilating?
HYPOventilating (person retaining CO2 so having too much of it)
Respiratory acidosis
Who compensates?
Kidneys with Bicarb and H
Respiratory acidosis
What does body do with H to compensate?
What does body do with Bicarb to compensate?
Too much CO2 (acid) so need to EXCRETE acid (H) and retain the Bicarb (base)
Respiratory acidosis
What is pH?
Low (acidosis)
Respiratory acidosis
Causes?
Anything that makes you retain CO2
- Incisions, narcotics, sleeping pills
- Pneumothorax, collapsed lung, pneumonia
*note: all these cause hypoventilation and/or impaired gas exchange
Respiratory acidosis
S/s?
- HA, confused, sleepy
- Can lead to coma
- Hypoxic
Respiratory acidosis
What are early s/s of HYPOXIA?
Restlessness and tachycardia
Respiratory acidosis
Restlessness think what first?
HYPOXIA!!!
Respiratory acidosis
If they are hypoxic, give them ___
O2
Respiratory acidosis
Tx?
Fix resp. problem
Tx pneumonia, get rid of secretions, do deep breathing, suction, give fluids, elevate HOB, incentive spirometry
Respiratory acidosis
T/F: Pneumothorax client will have chest tube
T
Respiratory acidosis
Encourage post-op clients to do what to help prevent resp. acidosis?
To turn, cough, and deep breathe!!
Respiratory alkalosis
What organ is sick? What organ compensates?
Sick: Lung
Compensate: Kidneys