ABG Practice Questions with Verified Solutions

ABG Practice Questions with Verified Solutions Diagnose the patient: pH = 7.1 (ACIDIC) pCO2 = 40 mm Hg (normal) HCO3 = 18 (Acidic) *Metabolic acidosis - Possibly due to ketoacidosis - The body compensates by increasing CO2 exhalation to raise pH. Diagnose the patient: pH = 7.1 (ACIDIC) PCO2 = 60 MM HG (ACIDIC) HCO3 = 22 (normal) *Respiratory acidosis - The body compensates by increasing HCO3 levels to return pH to normal (achieved by kidneys). Diagnose the patient: pH = 7.35 (normal/A) PCO2 = 65 mm (ACIDIC) HCO3 = 30 (BASIC) *Compensated respiratory acidosis - Compensated respiratory acidosis as pH is within the normal range. Diagnose the patient: pH = 7.44 (normal/B) PCO2 = 28 (BASIC) HCO3 = 20 (ACIDIC) *Compensated respiratory alkalosis - Compensated as pH returns to the 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