NR446 Acid-Base Balance Quizzes
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, The nurse is caring for four clients. Which client is most at risk for respiratory alkalosis? -
Answer: Young adult client who attempted suicide by acetaminophen overdose
The nurse is caring for a client who arrives to the emergency department following a panic
attack. Vital signs are T 98.4 °F (36.9 °C), BP 145/92, RR 42, and P 110. Arterial blood gas (ABG)
results are:
pH: 7.51
PaO2: 95 mm Hg
PaCO2: 25 mm Hg
HCO3: 24 mEq/L - Answer: The nurse should interpret this imbalance as respiratory alkalosis
w/o hypoxia
The nurse is caring for a client who arrives at the emergency department unconscious with a
blood glucose of 875 mg/dL and evidence of ketonemia. Respirations are deep and rapid, but
oxygen saturation is 99%. The client has a history of diabetes mellitus type 1. For each
component of the arterial blood gas, select the answer that represents what the nurse would
anticipate for this client. - Answer: pH: 6.96
PaO2: 99
PaCO2: 34
HCO3- 17
The nurse is caring for a client with heart failure who is at risk for respiratory acidosis due to
(blank)
leading to carbon dioxide (blank) - Answer: pulmonary edema,
retention
The nurse is caring for a client with metabolic alkalosis. Which assessment finding is most
likely the cause of the acid-base imbalance? - Answer: History of hypercortisolism
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, The nurse is caring for four clients. Which client is most at risk for respiratory alkalosis? -
Answer: Young adult client who attempted suicide by acetaminophen overdose
The nurse is caring for a client who arrives to the emergency department following a panic
attack. Vital signs are T 98.4 °F (36.9 °C), BP 145/92, RR 42, and P 110. Arterial blood gas (ABG)
results are:
pH: 7.51
PaO2: 95 mm Hg
PaCO2: 25 mm Hg
HCO3: 24 mEq/L - Answer: The nurse should interpret this imbalance as respiratory alkalosis
w/o hypoxia
The nurse is caring for a client who arrives at the emergency department unconscious with a
blood glucose of 875 mg/dL and evidence of ketonemia. Respirations are deep and rapid, but
oxygen saturation is 99%. The client has a history of diabetes mellitus type 1. For each
component of the arterial blood gas, select the answer that represents what the nurse would
anticipate for this client. - Answer: pH: 6.96
PaO2: 99
PaCO2: 34
HCO3- 17
The nurse is caring for a client with heart failure who is at risk for respiratory acidosis due to
(blank)
leading to carbon dioxide (blank) - Answer: pulmonary edema,
retention
The nurse is caring for a client with metabolic alkalosis. Which assessment finding is most
likely the cause of the acid-base imbalance? - Answer: History of hypercortisolism
