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Diagnose the patient: pH = 7.1 (ACIDIC) pCO2 = 40 mm Hg (normal) HCO3 = 18 (Acidic) - *Metabolic acidosis -Pt could have ketoacidosis -The body will compensate by blowing off and lowering CO2 to become more basic Diagnose the patient: pH = 7.1 (ACIDIC) PCO2 = 60 MM HG (ACIDIC) HCO3 = 22 (normal) - *Respiratory acidosis -Body will increase HCO3 to compensate so pH will come back to normal range (done by kidneys) Diagnose the patient: pH = 7.35 (normal/A) PCO2 = 65 mm (ACIDIC) HCO3 = 30 (BASIC) - *Compensated respiratory acidosis -Compensated resp. acidosis bc pH is in normal range Diagnose the patient: pH = 7.44 (normal/B) PCO2 = 28 (BASIC) HCO3 = 20 (ACIDIC) - *Compensated respiratory alkalosis -It's compensated bc pH is back in normal range Diagnose the patient:pH = 7.48 (BASIC) PCO2 = 28 (BASIC) HCO3 = 22 (normal) - *Respiratory alkalosis Diagnose the patient: pH = 7.33 (ACIDIC) pCO2 = 25 (BASIC) HCO3 = 12 (ACIDIC) - *Metabolic acidosis Partly compensated - All three values will NOT be normal Compensated - -pH will be back to normal but on the acid or basic side -Example: 7.44 is normal but on the basic side 7.35 is normal but on the acidic side Normal range for pH - 7.35 - 7.45 Normal range for PCO2 - 35 - 45 Normal range for HCO3 - 22 - 26