Module 6 Flashcards
what kind of respiratory acidosis is this?
* opiates
* anesthetics
* sedatives
* oxygen deprivation
* Cardiac arrest
Acute (inhibition of medullary control center)
What kind of respiratory acidosis is this?
* Extreme obesity
* Brain lesions
Chronic (inhibition of medullary control center)
What kind of respiratory acidosis is this?
Paresis by
* Mg
* paralysis
* drugs
* hypokalemia
Acute (disorder of skeletal muscle/CW)
What kind of respiratory acidosis is this?
* Paresis (spinal cord injury)
* Extreme obesity
* Rib fractures
Chronic (Disorder of skeletal muscles/CW)
What kind of respiratory acidosis is this?
* Aspiration
* Laryngealospasm
Acute (airway obstruction)
What kind of respiratory acidosis?
* Neoplasia
* Collapsing trachea
* Laryngeal paralysis
Chronic (airway obstruction)
These are re examples of what
* Cardiogenic
* pulmonaryedema
* Asthma/pneumonia
* Pneumothorax
* Hemothorax
* Pyothorax
* Chylothorax
* Embolic shower
Acute respiratory acidosis
- COPD
- Bronchitis
- Emphysema
- Extreme obesity
- Neoplasia
These are examples of what
Chronic respiratory acidosis
true breathing and normal breathing (WNL)
eupnea
Slow breathing and only important for sleep studies
Bradypnea
Increase breathing (NOT hyperventilation)
Tachypnea
difficulty breathing
Dyspnea
Positional based dyspnea (extended neck and wide base stance)
Orthopnea
what is the normal pH
7.4
Normal HCO3
24 mEq/L
Normal PCO2
40 mEq/L
Fixed acids are made by the ___________
Kidneys
Volatile acids are handled by the ___________
lungs
Lactic acid is created by anaerobic metabolism and is what kind of acid?
Fixed acid
Fixed acids cannot be
Exhaled