Respiratory acidosis Flashcards

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Treatment for Respiratory Acidosis

Provide adequate ___________
Mechanical intubation may be required

A

oxygenation

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2
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If someone develops respiratory acidosis by opioid overdose how will you treat the patient?

A

Narcan (naloxone)

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If some is due to asthma COPD they have breathing constriction…bronchospasm you give what to the pt?

A

bronchodilator like albuterol

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4
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If someone overdoses on benzodiazepine you might consider benzodiazepine anatagonist

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5
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If respiratory acidosis is due to pulmonary infection what do you treat it with?

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adequate antibiotics

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Because its respiratory acidosis mainly due to respiratory system problem once you fix the respiratory problem and respiratory problem changes can be fast you don’t really need bicarbonate therapy so usually its not indicated if you do that it may cause metabolic alkalosis, ______edema, increased accumulation of CO2

A

pulmonary edema

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7
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Key treatment for respiratory acidosis is ___________ and treat the causes

A

oxygenation

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8
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Metabolic alkalosis
pH is greater than 7.45
If its metabolic which organ system is involved? the kidney and the kidney regulates bicarbonate and in order to go into alkalosis there is an increase level of bicarbonate

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9
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If pt is in metabolic alkalosis what is the potassium level?

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low

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10
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In metabolic alkalosis whose going to compensate? the lungs and lungs will retain more of the CO2 and CO2 level will go up

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Clinical Presentation of Metabolic Alkalosis

Confusion, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, compensatory hypoventilation, __________, lethargy, __________

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Hypokalemia

tachycardia

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