Acid base disturbance questions Flashcards
A patients arterial blood gas shows:
- pH: decreased
- PaCO2: increased
- Base excess: normal
What, if any, is the acid-base disturbance?
uncompensated respiratory acidosis
A patients arterial blood gas shows:
pH: increased
PaCO2: decreased
Base excess: normal
What, if any, acid-base disturbance does this patient have?
uncompensated respiratory alkalosis
A patients arterial blood gas shows:
pH: decreased
PaCO2: normal
Base excess: decreased
What, if any, acid-base disturbance does this patient have?
uncompensated metabolic acidosis
A patients arterial blood gas shows:
pH: increased
PaCO2: normal
Base excess: increased
What, if any, acid-base disturbance does this patient have?
uncompensated metabolic alkalosis
A patients arterial blood gas shows:
pH: decreased
PaCO2: increased
Base excess: decreased
What, if any, acid-base disturbance does this patient have?
uncompensated mixed acidosis
A patients arterial blood gas shows:
pH: increased
PaCO2: decreased
Base excess: increased
What, if any, acid-base disturbance does this patient have?
uncompensated mixed alkalosis
A patients arterial blood gas shows:
pH: decreased
PaCO2: increased
Base excess: increased
What, if any, acid-base disturbance does this patient have?
partially compensated respiratory acidosis
A patients arterial blood gas shows:
pH: increased
PaCO2: increased
Base excess: increased
What, if any, acid-base disturbance does this patient have?
partially compensated metabolic alkalosis
A patients arterial blood gas shows:
pH: normal
PaCO2: increased
Base excess: increased
What, if any, acid-base disturbance does this patient have?
fully compensated respiratory acidosis
A patients arterial blood gas shows:
pH: normal
PaCO2: decreased
Base excess: decreased
What, if any, acid-base disturbance does this patient have?
fully compensated respiratory alkalosis
A patients arterial blood gas shows:
pH: decreased
PaCO2: decreased
Base excess: decreased
What, if any, acid-base disturbance does this patient have?
partially compensated metalbolic acidosis
A patients arterial blood gas shows:
pH: increased
PaCO2: decreased
Base excess: decreased
What, if any, acid-base disturbance does this patient have?
partially compensated respiratory alkalosis
A patients arterial blood gas shows:
pH: normal
PaCO2: decreased
Base excess: decreased
What, if any, acid-base disturbance does this patient have?
fully compensated respiratory alkalosis/fully compensated meatbolic acidosis
A patients arterial blood gas shows:
pH: normal
PaCO2: increased
Base excess: increased
What, if any, acid-base disturbance does this patient have?
fully compensated respiratory acidosis / meatbolic alkalosis
