Blood Gases Flashcards
A substance that can yield a hydrogen ion or hydronium ion when dissolved in water
Acid
A substance that can be yelled hydroxyl ions
Base
A pH level below reference range of 7.35
Acidosis
A pH level above reference range of 7.45
Alkalosis
What is essential to enzyme activity and biological processes
PH
Partial pressure of CO2 dissolved in blood is considered to be the respiratory component
Pco2
Indicates the bicarbonate level in the blood, the largest buffer in blood that is considered the metabolic component
Hco3
What system is the body’s first line of defense against extreme changes in hydrogen concentration
Buffer systems
Carbonic acid system has low buffering capacity but is still important buffer for three reasons
Changes in CO2, hco3 concentration, H2 CO3 dissociates into CO2 and H2O
What is considered the metabolic component
Bicarb
What accounts for about 95% of the buffering capacity of proteins
Albumin
What is the main buffer in the RBC, the imidazole group of histidine that can pick up the hydrogen ion
Hgb
Decrease in bicarbonate resulting in decreased pH
Metabolic acidosis
Decrease in alveolar ventilation causing decrease elimination of CO2 by lungs
Respiratory acidosis
Gain in hco3 causing increase in pH
Metabolic alkalosis
Increase in alveolar ventilation causing excessive elimination of CO2 by lungs
Respiratory alkalosis
Hypoventilation, coma, COPD, respiratory depression
Respiratory acidosis
Can see in patients with vomiting and diarrhea, too much hco3
Metabolic alkalosis
Can see in patients that are hyperventilating, loss of CO2
Respiratory alkalosis
Anion gap calculation can be useful in determining type of metabolic acidosis, not enough hco3, extra acid in blood
Metabolic acidosis
Metabolic acidosis
Decrease decrease
Metabolic alkalosis
Increase increase