parameters

Question 1

What are the normal human parameters for HCO3?

Answer 1

22-26

Question 2

What are the normal human parameters for pH?

Answer 2

7.35–7.45

Question 3

What are the normal human parameters for PaCO2?

Answer 3

35-45

Question 4

A client who has taken an overdose of aspirin presents with the following ABG results. Name that imbalance:
pH: 7.45
PaCO2: 28
HCO3: 20

Answer 4

pH is normal
PaCO2 is alkaline
HCO3 is Acidic

Question 5

A client with severe diarrhea for several days presents with the following ABG results. Name that imbalance:
pH: 7.29
PaCO2: 38
HCO3: 19

Answer 5

pH is acidic
PaCO2 is alkaline
HCO3 is acidic

Question 6

A client with COPD has the following ABG results. Name that imbalance:
pH: 7.25
PaCO2: 55
HCO3: 24

Answer 6

pH is acidic
PaCO2 is acidic
HCO3 is normal

Question 7

Name this compound: H2CO3

Answer 7

Carbonic Acid

Question 8

A client with severe COPD has an order to have ABGs drawn. Which acid/base imbalance will the nurse expect?

Answer 8

Respiratory Acidosis

Question 9

A client who has had a head injury and who has been hyperventilated has the following ABG results. Name that imbalance:
pH: 7.51
PaCO2: 24
HCO3: 19

Answer 9

pH is Alkaline
PaCO2 is Alkaline
HCO3 is Acidic

Question 10

An anxious client presents with the following ABG results. Name that imbalance:
pH: 7.40
PaCO2: 37
HCO3: 22

Answer 10

NORMAL

Question 11

A client who has been chronically overusing TUMS® has the following ABG results. Name that imbalance:
pH: 7.54
PaCO2: 40
HCO3: 30

Answer 11

pH is Alkaline
PaCO2 is normal
HCO3 is alkaline

Question 12

A client with severe vomiting has an order to have ABGs drawn. Which acid/base imbalance will the nurse expect?

Answer 12

Metabolic Alkalosis

Question 13

A client in kidney failure has the following ABG results. Name that imbalance:
pH: 7.36
PaCO2: 28
HCO3: 15

Answer 13

pH acidic and normal
paCO2 is Alkaline
HCO3 is acidic