Emergency Medicine Flashcards
1
Q
What is added so far
Acid- base disturbances
A
2
Q
What are causes of respiratory acidosis?
advance: give specific causes
A
Depression of the respiratory system (medications or neurological disease)
Neuromuscular diseases
Obstruction of large airways
3
Q
Describe the Ph, PCO2 and HCO3 of a respiratory acidosis
A
pH - down
PCO2- up
HCO3- up or norm
4
Q
Describe the Ph, PCO2 and HCO3 of a respiratory alkadosis
A
pH- up
PCO2- down
HCO3- down or norm
5
Q
Describe the Ph, PCO2 and HCO3 of a metabolic acidosis
A
pH- down
PCO2- down
HCO3- down
6
Q
Describe the Ph, PCO2 and HCO3 of a metabolic alkadosis
A
pH- up
PCO2- up
HCO3- up
