PCU EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ||ALREADY GRADED A+||NEWEST VERSION

PCU EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
||ALREADY GRADED A+||NEWEST VERSION
Quiz: what are normal ABG values?

Ans: pH: acidic 7.35-7.45 basic



CO2: basic 35-45 acidic



HCO3-: acidic 22-26 basic



Quiz: normal paO2

Ans: 80-100 mmHg



Quiz: what pH levels are lethal?

Ans: outside 6.8-7.8



Quiz: where are ABGs drawn from? what test is done to ensure adequate

blood flow?



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, Ans: peripheral artery; allen's test for radial artery



Quiz: How do the kidneys help maintain acid-base balance?

Ans: retain/excrete basic HCO3 and retain/excrete acidic H+



Quiz: treatments for respiratory acidosis

Ans: -oxygen

-intubation

-bronchodilators

-drug reversal agents

-incentive spirometer

-suction



Quiz: treatments for respiratory alkalosis




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, Ans: -breathing into paper bag

-anxiolytics

-analgesics

-reduce fever

-reduce ventilation

-return to normal altitude



Quiz: treatments for metabolic acidosis

Ans: -IV sodium bicarbonate

-manage blood sugar

-antibiotics

-reversal for OD

-anti-diarrheal agents

-dialysis

-encourage respirations/ventilate



Quiz: treatments for metabolic alkalosis




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