Acid-Base Balance Flashcards
What factors affect alveolar ventilation
Neuromuscular chain defects
Pulmonary disease: airway obstruction, alveolar filling, atelectasis, perfusion blockage, loss of lung parenchyma
what is body pH
7.4
What do the kidneys produce to maintain balance
bicarbonate
What is respiratory acidosis/alkalosis caused by
PCO2
HCO3 = normal
What is metabolic acidosis/alkalosis caused by
HCO3
PCO2 = normal
Characteristics of resp acidosis
PCO2 high
HCO3 normal
Characteristics of resp alkalosis
PCO2 very low
HCO3 normal
Characteristics of metabolic acidosis
HCO3 low
PCO2 normal
Characteristics of metabolic alkalosis
HCO3 high
PCO2 normal
another word for respiratory acidosis
hypercapnia acidosis
What is respiratory acidosis caused by
alveolar hypoventilation
acute airway obstruction with under ventilation
what causes respiratory acidosis
late acute asthma acute COPD Opiate overdose stroke neuropathy myopathy
what are the conditions of compensated respiratory acidosis
HCO3 high
PCO2 very high
pH low
what are the condition of uncompensated respiratory acidosis
HCO3 normal
PCO2 high
pH very low
another name for respiratory alkalosis
hypocapnic alkalosis