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respiratory17alkalosis17-17ans-high17pH,17low17CO2


pH:177.35-7.4517acidic-basic
HCO3:1721-2817acidic-basic
CO2:1745-3517acidic-basic

metabolic17acidosis17-17ans-low17pH,17low17HCO3

pH:177.35-7.4517acidic-basic
HCO3:1721-2817acidic-basic
CO2:1745-3517acidic-basic

respiratory17acidosis17-17ans-low17pH,17high17CO2

pH:177.35-7.4517acidic-basic
HCO3:1721-2817acidic-basic
CO2:1745-3517acidic-basic

metabolic17alkalosis17-17ans-high17pH,17high17HCO3

pH:177.35-7.4517acidic-basic
HCO3:1721-2817acidic-basic
CO2:1745-3517acidic-basic

▪17change17in17condition17make17take17priority17over17ABCs17(ex:17post17op17bleeding17i
s17priority17over17an17O217Sat%17of1790%)
▪17pick17the17patient17that17is17going17to17die17first17-17ans-
Priority17questions...something17to17consider

CPR,17press17the17code17button17-17ans-
You17walk17into17your17patient's17room17and17they17*don't17have17a17pulse*,17what17are1
7you17going17to17do?

, bag17resuscitation,17press17the17code17button17-17ans-
You17walk17into17your17patient's17room17and17they17are17*not17breathing17but17have17a17
pulse*,17what17are17you17going17to17do?

▪17unconscious,17pulseless
▪17shock17them17with17the17AED!17-17ans-
If17you17walk17into17a17room17with17a17patient17that17is17in17*ventricular17fibrillation17(v17fi
b)*

▪17How17will17they17present?
▪17What17must17we17do17to17get17them17out17of17that17state?

▪17make17them17bear17down17(valsalva17maneuver)
▪17make17them17cough17(vagal17maneuver)17-17ans-
If17you17walk17into17a17room17and17a17patient17is17alert17and17oriented,17speaking17to17y
ou,17has17a17pulse,17but17their17cardiac17monitor17shows17they17are17in17*ventricular17ta
chycardia*

▪17What17are17you17going17to17do?

Supraventricular17Tachycardia17(SVT)17-17ans-
Which17cardiac17rhythm17requires17the17patient17to17take17*adenosine*?

▪17they17may17end17up17with17a17*blood17clot*17because17the17blood17is17pooling17in17the
17atria17-17ans-
What17is17our17priority17concern17for17a17patient17in17*atrial17fibrillation17(a-fib)*?

*control17RVR17for17patient:*
▪17give17anticoagulants
▪17beta17blockers,17digoxin,17diltiazem
▪17if17meds17don't17work...cardioversion17(synchronized17shock17to17re-
start17the17rhythm)
▪17if17cardioversion17doesn't17work...ablation17-17ans-Nursing17Interventions:17*A-
fib17RVR*

▪17chest17pain
▪17SOB
▪17diaphoresis
▪17N/V
▪17hypertension
▪17tachycardia
▪17jaw17pain,17anxiety,17indigestion17(women)
▪17elevated17troponin17levels
▪17EKG17changes17-17ST17elevation17-17ans-
If17you17have17a17patient17who17comes17into17the17ED17and17they17are17having17an17MI,
17what17are17the17signs/symptoms?17lab17values17to17confirm17this?

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