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acid base lecture notes

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Acid   - donates a proton; releases H+ H+ + Cl- = Hydrochloric acid Too much H+ Acidemia - blood Acidosis-overall condition in body fluids When acid meets base…they neutralize! When acid meets base…they neutralize!  
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Base   accepts or combines with a proton Na++ OH- = Sodium Hydroxide Too much base Alkalemia - blood Alkalosis- overall condition in body fluids  
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Clinical Manifestations of alkalosis   Death convulsions arrhythmia irritability  
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Clinical Manifestations of acidosis   drowsiness lethargy coma  
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Blood Buffers   Acids are carried by Hb and HCO3 (88%) Bicarb system is open, primary system Due to loss of CO2 through breathing HC03 + H+ = H20 + CO2 (exhaled) Nonbicarb systems are closed Nothing is “lost” Hemoglobin, phosphates, proteins  
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Henderson-Hasselbach Equation   Allows you to calculate pH, CO2, or HCO3 if you know 2 of the 3 variables in the formula Use: to check if pH, PCO2, and HCO3 in an ABG report are compatible, and to predict what happens when you change one component in the ABG  
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CO2 excretion depends on:   Perfusion Diffusion Ventilation Think heart, lungs or CNS  
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Respiratory Acidosis Clinical signs   hypoxemic manifestations, warm flushed skin, bounding pulse, arrhythmias, > ICP, headaches, <Cl-  
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Respiratory Acidosis Causes   acute airway obstruction massive PE drugs (sedatives, narcotics) neuromuscular disease trauma (brain, spinal cord, chest wall) obesity kyphoscoliosis COPD cardiac arrest  
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Respiratory Alkalosis   Terms: excess CO2 elimination, hypocapnia, hyperventilation Compensation: kidneys excrete HCO3 acute: -PaCO2 by 5 = HCO3 - by 1 (24-48 hrs) chronic: -PaCO2 by 10 = HCO3 - by 5  
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Respiratory Alkalosis Clinical signs   tachypnea, dizziness, light-headedness, sweating, paresthesia  
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Respiratory Alkalosis Causes   hypoxemia anxiety fever stimulant drugs pain brain tumor sepsis exercise early onset asthma pneumonia, pulmonary edema, CHF iatrogenic (vent, IPPB  
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Metabolic Acidosis Clinical signs   hyperpnea, Kussmaul’s resp.in severe diabetic ketoacidosis, dyspnea, headache, N/V, lethargy, coma (severe)  
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Anion Gap   Helps indicate the cause of metabolic acidosis Anion gap = Na+ - (Cl- + HCO3) Normal: 9 to 14 mEq/L Increased (>14) = metabolic acidosis is caused by an increase in fixed acids Normal anion gap = metabolic acidosis is caused by loss of HCO3  
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Anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis   Due to increased fixed acids Causes: Diabetic ketoacidosis Lactic acidosis Alcoholic ketoacidosis Advanced renal failure Ethylene glycol intoxication Methanol intoxication (formic acid) Salicylate intoxication (aspirin)  
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Metabolic Alkalosis   Usually accompanied by hypokalemia -Common in ICU; difficult to treat Compensation: hypoventilation but usually uncompensated : lower RR, apnea, cyanosis, N/V, confusion, headache, lethargy, tetany in severe cases  
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Metabolic Alkalosis Causes   NG suction Diuretics Vomiting Steroids Hypokalemia Hypochloremia Hypovolemia NaHCO3 infusion Excessive antacids or alkali for peptic ulcers Posthypercapnic met. alkalosis Massive blood transfusion (>8 units)  
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