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Duke PA Arterial blood gas and acid/base balance

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PCO2   partial pressure of CO2  
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percent of CO2 carried in the plasma   10%  
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the faster and more deeply the patient breaths the   more CO2 is blown off  
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as CO2 levels increase   blood pH decreases  
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as CO2 levels increase   blood PCO2 increases  
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a rise in PCO2 stimulates a rise in   respiratory rate  
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in metabolic acidosis the lungs attempt to compensate by   blowing off CO2  
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in metabolic alkylosis the lungs attempt to compensate by   retaining CO2  
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Most of the CO2 content in the blood is   HCO3-  
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Bicarbonate ion   HCO3-  
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CO2 content is an indirect measurement of   HCO3-  
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_____ is a measurement of the metabolic (renal) component of the acid-base equilibrium   HCO3-  
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in respiratory alkylosis the _____ excrete HCO3 in an attempt to lower pH   kidneys  
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the measure of the tension of O2 dissolved in the plasma   PO2  
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patients in whom venous blood mixes prematurely with arterial blood have a decrease in ____   PO2  
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the indication of the percentage of hemoglobin filled with O2   O2 saturation  
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when ___% to 100% of the hemoglobin carries O2 the tissues are adequately provided with O2   92  
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non-inasive method of determining O2 saturation   pulse oximetry  
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a negative base excess indicates   metabolic acidosis  
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a positive base excess indicates   metabolic alkylosis or compensation to prolonged respiratory acidosis  
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acidosis is present if the pH is less than   7.4  
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alkylosis is present if the pH is greater than   7.4  
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if the PCO2 is low in a patient who has been said to have acidosis the patient has   metabolic acidosis  
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if the PCO2 is high in a patient who has been said to have acidosis the patient has   respiratory acidosis  
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if the PCO2 is low in a patient who has been said to have alkylosis the patient has   respiratory alkylosis  
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if the PCO2 is high in a patient who has been said to have alkylosis the patient has   metabolic alkylosis  
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O2 saturation can be falsely increased by the inhalation of   carbon monoxide  
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In patients with COPD the stimulus to breathe is not triggered by CO2 levels but by   O2  
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Perform which test before performing an arterial puncture in the radial artery   Allen test  
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low pH, low HCO3-, low CO2   metabolic acidosis  
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low pH, high HCO3-, high CO2   respiratory acidosis  
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high pH, high HCO3-, high CO2   metabolic alkalosis  
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high pH, low HCO3-, low CO2   respiratory alkalosis  
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pH <7.4   acidemia  
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pH >7.4   alkalemia  
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normal pCO2   40  
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normal HCO3-   22-29  
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__|__|__/ (bottom) | |X \ chem 7   creatinine  
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X |__|__/ | | \ chem 7   Na  
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__|X |__/ | | \ chem 7   Cl  
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__|__|X / | | \ chem 7   BUN  
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__|__|__/ (bottom) X | | \ chem 7   K  
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__|__|__/ (bottom) |X | \ chem 7   HCO3-  
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__|__|__/ | | \ X chem 7   glucose  
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if bicarb is low you expect pCO2 to be   low  
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if pCO2 is high you expect bicarb to be   high  
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example of cause of non-anion gap metabolic acidosis   diarrhea  
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example of cause of anion gap metabolic acidosis   excessive alcohol consumption  
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non-anion gap metabolic acidosis is characterized by   loss of bicarb  
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anion gap metabolic acidosis is characterized by   gain of acid  
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normal Cl- is   96-106  
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normal BUN is   7-18  
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normal glucose   70-115  
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normal creatinine   0.6-1.2  
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normal K   3.5-5.1  
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normal Na   135-145  
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normal anion gap   7-16  
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normal osmolality   275-295  
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primary etiology of respiratory acidosis   lungs fail to eliminate CO2  
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example of a cause of metabolic alkalosis   protracted vomiting  
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example of a cause of metabolic alkalosis   ingestion of a large quantity of base  
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in a metabolic alkalotic state will you have hypokalemia or hyperkalemia   hypokalemia  
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in a metabolic acidotic state will you have hypokalemia or hyperkalemia   hyperkalemia  
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primary etiology of respiratory alkalosis   lungs are eliminating too much CO2  
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in acute respiratory acidosis for every increase of pCO2 of 10mm pH decreases by   .08  
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in chronic repiratory acidosis for every increase of pCO@ of 10mm, ph decreases by   .03  
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in acute respiratory alkalosis for every decrease of pCO2 of 10mm pH increases by   .08  
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in chronic respiratory alkalosis for every decreas of pCO2 of 10mm pH increases by   .03  
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a pH which is too acid for the PCO2   metabolic acidosis  
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the only acid which can be exhaled via the lungs   carbon dioxide  
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includes all of the body's acids except carbon dioxide   metabolic acids  
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difference between the sum of the major anions and the major cations   anion gap  
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_____ is the same as Respiratory Acidosis   high pCO2  
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The normal value of pCO2 in arterial blood is __mmHg   40  
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implies a raised [H+] level with a normal PCO2   pure metabolic acidosis  
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high PCO2 causes molecules of CO2 and water to form carbonic acid which ionizes to increase both [HCO3-] and [H+]   pure respiratory acidosis  
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