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Arterial Blood Gases Flashcards

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How do you determine if compensation is occurring?

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BOTH pCO2 and HCO3 will be either decreased or increased

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What makes an ABG acidotic?

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pH below 7.35

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What makes an ABG alkalotic?

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pH above 7.45

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How do you determine if an ABG is fully compensated?

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pH is normal, but will always lean to side of abnormality, never midpoint unless is a normal ABG

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How do you determine if an ABG is partially compensated?

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pH is abnormal

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How do you evaluate oxygenation status?

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O2 sat; if below 90=hypoxemia. And pCO2

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Why does compensation occur?

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To restore normal pH and maintain homeostasis

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Respiratory compensation takes how long to occur?

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W/in minutes

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Metabolic compensation takes how long to occur?

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24hrs or more

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How do you determine if uncompensation is occurring?

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pCO2 and HCO3 are going in opposite directions

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If an ABG is acidotic how will you know if it’s respiratory?

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pCO2 will go up

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If an ABG is acidotic how will you know if it’s metabolic?

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HCO3 will go down

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If an ABG is alkalotic how will you know if it’s respiratory?

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pCO2 will go down

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If an ABG is alkalotic how will you know if it’s metabolic?

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HCO3 will go up

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What are risk factors for metabolic acidosis?

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Diarrhea, intestinal suctioning, abd fistulas, DM

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Clinical manifestations for metabolic acidosis?

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Weakness, fatigue, HA, general malaise, diminished appetite, N/V, abd pain, kussmaul breathing, SOB/dyspnea
Declined LOC can decline into stupor/coma
Cardiac dysrhythmias can develop cardiac arrest

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What are Kussmaul respiration’s?

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Deep and rapid respiration’s

18
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What are the electrolyte imbalances w/ metabolic acidosis?

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Hyperchloremia, increased potassium and calcium, decreased Mg

19
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How do you treat metabolic acidosis?

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Alkalinizing solutions like sodium bicarbonate, lactate, citrate and acetate

20
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What is the safety alert as metabolic acidosis is being corrected?

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Monitor potassium levels bc hypokalemia and cardiac dysrhythmias can occur from potassium shifting back into intracellular space

21
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What are risk factors for metabolic alkalosis?

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Hospitalization, hypokalemia, and treatment w/ alkalizing solutions

22
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Clinical manifestations for metabolic alkalosis?

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Numbness/tingling around mouth/fingers/toes, dizziness, Trousseau’s sign, muscle spasms, depressed respirations

23
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What is Trousseau sign?

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A spasm of the hand and forearm

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What are the electrolyte imbalances w/ metabolic alkalosis?

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Hypocalcemia, decreased potassium/chloride

25
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How do you treat metabolic alkalosis?

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Restoring normal fluid volume and admin. potassium chloride and sodium chloride

26
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What are risk factors for respiratory acidosis?

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Lung diseases or trauma (pneumonia, COPD), airway obstruction, narcotic analgesics, neuromuscular diseases

27
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How does acute respiratory acidosis result?

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Sudden failure of ventilation (hypoventilation)

28
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How does chronic respiratory acidosis result?

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Chronic respiratory or neuromuscular conditions that effect alveolar ventilation

29
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Clinical manifestations for acute respiratory acidosis?

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HA, blurred vision, irritability, mental cloudiness, progressive decrease of LOC

30
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Clinical manifestations for chronic respiratory acidosis?

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Weakness, dull HA, sleep disturbances, daytime sleepiness, impaired memory and personality changes

31
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What is a safety alert for pt’s w/ chronic respiratory acidosis?

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Monitor neuro and resp. status who are receiving O2 therapy and immediately report any changes

32
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What are the electrolyte imbalances w/ respiratory acidosis?

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Hypochloremia in chronic

33
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How do you treat respiratory acidosis?

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Bronchodilators and antibiotics, respiratory support: supplemental O2, intubation, mechanical ventilators

34
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What are risk factors for respiratory alkalosis?

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Anxiety w/ hyperventilation, critically ill pt’s on mechanical ventilation

35
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Clinical manifestations for acute respiratory alkalosis?

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Light-headedness, feeling of panic or difficulty concentrating, paresthesia’s, tremors, Chvostek sign, Trousseau sign, tinnitus, chest tightness, palpations and possible seizures and loss of consciousness

36
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What is the Chvostek sign?

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Type of facial spasm usually indicating hypocalcemia

37
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What are the electrolyte imbalances w/ respiratory alkalosis?

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Hypocalcemia

38
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How do you treat respiratory alkalosis?

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A sedative or antianxiety, respiratory support: using a brown paper bag (may cause hypoxia though), breathing exercises

39
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What are normal pH levels?

40
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What are normal bicarbonate levels?

41
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What are normal pCO2 levels?

42
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What are pO2 levels?

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