NCLEX: ABG QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS, 2024!!

What is normal pH? - Answer-7.35-7.45 What is normal paCo2? - Answer-35-45 What is normal HCO3? - Answer-22-27 What is normal Po2? - Answer-80-100 If pH and paCo2 are OPPOSITE -> - Answer-Respiratory If pH and HCO3 are SAME -> - Answer-Metabolic If paCo2 or HCO3 are NORMAL -> - Answer-Uncompensated If NOTHING is normal - Answer-Partially compensated If pH is NORMAL -> - Answer-Compensated Measurement of arterial blood gas shows pH 7.3, PaCO2 68 mm Hg, HCO3 28 mmol/L, and PaO2 60 mm Hg. How would you interpret this? - Answer-Partially compensated (Nothing is normal) Respiratory (PaCo2 is high, so OPPOSITE) Acidosis (because pH is low) Measurement of arterial blood gas shows pH 7.0, PaO2 90 mm Hg, PaCO2 23 mm Hg, and HCO3 12 mmol/L; What is your assessment? - Answer-Partially compensated (Nothing is normal)] Metabolic (HCO3 is low, PaCo2 is low, all low, so EQUAL) Acidosis (because pH is low)Measurement of arterial blood gas reveals pH 7.6, PaO2 120 mm Hg, PaCO2 31 mm Hg, and HCO3 25 mmol/L. What does this mean? - Answer-Uncompensated (HCO3 is normal) Respiratory (PaCO2 is low, so opposite) Alkalosis (because pH is high) Measurement of arterial blood gas shows pH 7.5, PaO2 85 mm Hg, PaCO2 40 mm Hg, and HCO3 34 mmol/L. What acid-base disorder is shown? - Answer-Uncompensated (paCo2 is normal) Metabolic (HCO3 is high, so SAME) Alkalosis (because pH is high) Measurement of arterial blood gas shows pH 7.10, PaCO2 70 mm Hg and HCO3 24 mEq/L. What does this mean? - Answer-Uncompensated (HCO3 is normal) Respiratory (PaCO2 is high, so opposite) Acidosis (because pH is low) The results from the ABG results show pH 7.39, PaCO2 27 mmHg and HCO3 19 mEq/L. What does this mean? - Answer-Compensated (pH is normal) Metabolic (PaCo2 is low & HCO3 is low, same) Acidosis (pH is closer to acidity) which acid-base disorder can occur in a client with an ileostomy? - Answer-Metabolic acidosis