Mark Klimek Lecture Notes with Complete Solutions
Mark Klimek Lecture Notes with Complete SolutionsMark Klimek Lecture Notes with Complete SolutionsMark Klimek Lecture Notes with Complete SolutionsMark Klimek Lecture Notes with Complete SolutionsMark Klimek Lecture Notes with Complete Solutions As the ph goes.... so does my pt (except for POTASSIUM) - ANSWER--ph up s/sx: excitability, tachycardia, tachypnea, hyperreflexia, restlessness, irratability, seizures -ph down s/sx: opposity what is the rule for deciding which ABG for an unknown condition - ANSWER--if it isn't respiratory/lungs, vomiting/diarrea, or suctioning... it is probably metabolic acidosis -s/sx: kussmauls -ex: dehydration, acute renal failure etc. which ABG for pt w n/v/d and/or suctioning - ANSWER-metabolic alkalosis ventilator: high pressure alarms vs low pressure alarms - ANSWER--high: increased resistence caused by obstructions (check for kinks, water in tube, or mucus in airway (TCDB, then suction if not working)) -low: decreased resistence caused by disconnections (reconnect) Respiratory acidosis vs alkalosis w ventilators - ANSWER--acidosis: too much CO2 so you are underventilating and need to turn up -alkalosis: too much O2 so you are overventilating and they may be read to wean off ventilator Wernicke's (korsakoff's) syndrome - ANSWER-psychosis induced by vitamin B1 (thiamine) defiecinecy -happens w alcoholism
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