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What type of acid-base disturbance presents with a pH of 7.1, pCO2 of 50, and HCO3 of 30 - CORRECT ANS Respiratory acidosis What is the primary disturbance in respiratory acidosis? - CORRECT ANS High pCO2 What is the main cause of respiratory acidosis? - CORRECT ANS hypoventilation How does the body compensate in respiratory acidosis? - CORRECT ANS Increase renal reabsorption of bicarbonate What type of acid-base disturbance presents with a pH of 7.1, pCO2 28, and HCO3 of 18 - CORRECT ANS Metabolic acidosis What is the primary disturbance in metabolic acidosis? - CORRECT ANS decrease in serum bicarbonate How does the body compensate in metabolic acidosis? - CORRECT ANS decrease pCO2 Fill in the blanks: decrease pCO2: ___, increase pCO2: ____ - CORRECT ANS hypoventilation, hyperventilation What is the equation to calculate anion gap? - CORRECT ANS Na - (Cl + HCO3) Anion gap metabolic acidosis occurs when anion gap is _____ - CORRECT ANS anion gap 12 What acronym is used to help determine causes of anion gap metabolic acidosis? - CORRECT ANS MUDPILE What does the M in MUDPILE mean? - CORRECT ANS methanol