FCCS PASSED Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Most important indicator that a patient has a severe illness? - Tachypnea 3 respiratory types, and their criteria - Hypoxemic (PaO2 <50-60) Hypercapnic (PaCO2 >50, pH <7.36) Mixed Delta gap (formula, when and why it's used) - Difference in AG from normal - Difference in HCO3 from normal In AG metabolic acidosis it's used. It tells you if there's underlying metabolic alkalosis or respiratory acidosis with bicarb compensation IN ADDITION to the AG metabolic acidosis. Both of those would result in a high bicarb to begin with, and a smaller change in bicarb from normal.
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