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Metabolic Acidosis: ABG interpretation - Answer: - low
bicarbonate level less than 22 mEq/L and a low pH less than 7.35.
The cardinal feature is a decrease in the serum bicarbonate level.



Metabolic Alkalosis: ABG interpretation - Answer: - pH greater
than 7.45 and a serum bicarbonate concentration greater than 26

,Respiratory Acidosis: ABG interpretation - Answer: - pH is less
than 7.35 and PaCO2 is greater than 45 and a compensatory
increases HCO3



Respiratory Alkalosis: - Answer: - pH is greater than 7.45 and the
PaCO2 is less than 35



Treatments for Metabolic Acidosis Medical Management: -
Answer: - Give Bicarb

- Chronic metabolic acidosis treat calcium levels first

- Avoid tetany

- Watch for hypernatremia, hyperkalemia, and hypocalcemia



Treatments for Metabolic Alkalosis Medical Management: -
Answer: - Restore fluid volume

- Give electrolytes as needed (Sodium chloride and Potassium
chloride)

- Give Tagamet

- Hypokalemia- Urine Chloride, ID the cause

,Treatments for each ABG Imbalance: Acute Respiratory Acidosis -
Answer: - Underlying cause

- Bronchodilators

- BiPAP



Treatments for each ABG Imbalance: Chronic Respiratory Acidosis
- Answer: - Antibiotics

- Diuretics

- Bronchodilators

- Corticosteroids

- Mechanical ventilation



Treatments for each ABG Imbalance: Respiratory Alkalosis -
Answer: - Breathe into a bag- raise CO2

- Reassure patient

- Pursed lip breathing



Acute and Chronic causes of the 4 imbalances: Metabolic Acidosis
- Answer: - Build up of acid in the body due to kidney failure or
disease

- Kidneys are unable to remove enough acid from your blood

, - Hypocalcemia



Acute and Chronic causes of the 4 imbalances: Metabolic Alkalosis
- Answer: - High pH, high plasma bicarbonate concertation

- Gastric suctioning, vomiting, diuretic use from potassium loss,
Cushing's syndrome, long term diuretic and antacid use.



Acute and Chronic causes of the 4 imbalances: Respiratory
Acidosis - Answer: - Hypoventilation- inadequate excretion of
CO2, High CO2 levels

- Acute pulmonary edema, Severe pneumonia, and acute
respiratory distress syndrome

- Chronic hypercapnia- excessive CO2 in the blood

- Chemoreceptors in your brain alerted to elevated CO2-
Ventilation



Acute and Chronic causes of the 4 imbalances: Respiratory
Alkalosis - Answer: - Hyperventilation- panic attack or anxiety,
Low CO2 levels

- Asthma

- COPD

- PE

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