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NRSG 2500 Unit 4 Acid Base Balance Exam Questions Answered Correctly Latest 2025 Body's normal pH - Answers 7.35-7.45 body's Co2 - Answers 35-45 body's normal bicarb (hco3) - Answers 22-26 What are acid base buffer systems? - Answers -lungs -kidneys -cells What buffer system shows up first? - Answers lungs Are you acidotic or alkalotic if your pH is high? - Answers alkalotic can kidneys excrete K+ in renal failure? - Answers no when you throw up, what electrolyte are you losing? - Answers potassium (causes you to go alkalotic) is potassium associated w/ being acidic or alkalotic? - Answers Acidic *causes of respiratory acidosis - Answers -drug overdose -hypoventilation -pulmonary edema(poor gas exchange) -chest trauma -airway obstruction (COPD) causes of metabolic acidosis - Answers -renal failure -shock

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NRSG 2500 Unit 4 Acid Base Balance Exam Questions Answered Correctly Latest 2025

Body's normal pH - Answers 7.35-7.45

body's Co2 - Answers 35-45

body's normal bicarb (hco3) - Answers 22-26

What are acid base buffer systems? - Answers -lungs

-kidneys

-cells

What buffer system shows up first? - Answers lungs

Are you acidotic or alkalotic if your pH is high? - Answers alkalotic

can kidneys excrete K+ in renal failure? - Answers no

when you throw up, what electrolyte are you losing? - Answers potassium (causes you to go alkalotic)

is potassium associated w/ being acidic or alkalotic? - Answers Acidic

*causes of respiratory acidosis - Answers -drug overdose

-hypoventilation

-pulmonary edema(poor gas exchange)

-chest trauma

-airway obstruction (COPD)

causes of metabolic acidosis - Answers -renal failure

-shock

-DKA

-severe diarrhea

-taking aspirin

if pt is having a hard time breathing, what could we give to open the patients airway - Answers
bronchodilator

Causes of respiratory alkalosis? - Answers -hyperventilation

-anxiety

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