NUR 480 - EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT RESOLVED
SOLUTIONS.ALREADY GRADED A+
NORMAL ABG - answer ✔✔-ABG:
pH - 7.4
PaCO2 - 40
HCO3 - 24
Metabolic Alkalosis - answer ✔✔-ABG:
pH - 7.5
PaCO2 - 39
HCO3 - 28
Respiratory Acidosis - answer ✔✔-ABG:
pH - 7.33
PaCO2 - 48
HCO3 - 23
Respiratory Alkalosis - answer ✔✔-ABG:
pH - 7.47
PaCO2 - 30
HCO3 - 25
Partially compensated respiratory acidosis (all factors abnormal) - answer ✔✔-ABG:
,pH - 7.25
PaCO2 - 50
HCO3 - 28
partially compensated metabolic alkalosis (all factors abnormal) - answer ✔✔-ABG:
pH - 7.7
PaCO2 - 52
HCO3 - 28
Compensated - Metabolic Acidosis - answer ✔✔-ABG:
pH - 7.38
PaCO2 - 32
HCO3 - 20
Compensated Respiratory Alkalosis - answer ✔✔-ABG:
pH - 7.43
PaCO2 - 30
HCO3 - 18
Partially compensated metabolic alkalosis - answer ✔✔-ABG:
pH - 7.47
PaCO2 - 55
HCO3 - 27
compensated respiratory acidosis - answer ✔✔-ABG:
pH - 7.37
PaCO2 - 55
HCO3 - 29
,uncompensated respiratory acidosis - answer ✔✔-ABG:
pH - 7.31
PaCO2 - 60
HCO3 - 24
uncompensated metabolic acidosis - answer ✔✔-ABG:
pH - 7.2
PaCO2 - 44
HCO3 - 19
Normal ABG - answer ✔✔-ABG:
pH - 7.37
PaCO2 - 37
HCO3 - 25
- muscle twitching, cramps, tetany
- dizziness, lethargy, coma
- weakness
- N/V
- convulsions
- decreased respirations - answer ✔✔-signs and symptoms of Metabolic Alkalosis
-reverse the cause
-d/c potassium wasting diuretics
-antiemetic
-increase renal excretion of bicarb-acetazolamide - answer ✔✔-treatment for metabolic alkalosis:
- anything that causes a buildup of base
- too much bicarb
, - lactate administration in dialysis
- ingestion of antacids
- anything that causes a loss of acids
- vomiting
- NGT drainage
- Hypokalemia
- Hypochloremia
- administration of diuretics
- increased aldosterone - answer ✔✔-causes of Metabolic Alkalosis:
-anything that causes an accumulation of acid
- renal failure
- DKA
- lactic acidosis
- starvation
- excessive intake of acids
- anything that causes loss of base
- diarrhea
- intestinal fistulas - answer ✔✔-Causes of metabolic acidosis:
- headache
- confusion/stupor/lethargy
-coma
-seizures
-weakness
-warm/flushed skin
- rapid deep respirations
- dysrhythmias
- hyperkalemia
CORRECT RESOLVED
SOLUTIONS.ALREADY GRADED A+
NORMAL ABG - answer ✔✔-ABG:
pH - 7.4
PaCO2 - 40
HCO3 - 24
Metabolic Alkalosis - answer ✔✔-ABG:
pH - 7.5
PaCO2 - 39
HCO3 - 28
Respiratory Acidosis - answer ✔✔-ABG:
pH - 7.33
PaCO2 - 48
HCO3 - 23
Respiratory Alkalosis - answer ✔✔-ABG:
pH - 7.47
PaCO2 - 30
HCO3 - 25
Partially compensated respiratory acidosis (all factors abnormal) - answer ✔✔-ABG:
,pH - 7.25
PaCO2 - 50
HCO3 - 28
partially compensated metabolic alkalosis (all factors abnormal) - answer ✔✔-ABG:
pH - 7.7
PaCO2 - 52
HCO3 - 28
Compensated - Metabolic Acidosis - answer ✔✔-ABG:
pH - 7.38
PaCO2 - 32
HCO3 - 20
Compensated Respiratory Alkalosis - answer ✔✔-ABG:
pH - 7.43
PaCO2 - 30
HCO3 - 18
Partially compensated metabolic alkalosis - answer ✔✔-ABG:
pH - 7.47
PaCO2 - 55
HCO3 - 27
compensated respiratory acidosis - answer ✔✔-ABG:
pH - 7.37
PaCO2 - 55
HCO3 - 29
,uncompensated respiratory acidosis - answer ✔✔-ABG:
pH - 7.31
PaCO2 - 60
HCO3 - 24
uncompensated metabolic acidosis - answer ✔✔-ABG:
pH - 7.2
PaCO2 - 44
HCO3 - 19
Normal ABG - answer ✔✔-ABG:
pH - 7.37
PaCO2 - 37
HCO3 - 25
- muscle twitching, cramps, tetany
- dizziness, lethargy, coma
- weakness
- N/V
- convulsions
- decreased respirations - answer ✔✔-signs and symptoms of Metabolic Alkalosis
-reverse the cause
-d/c potassium wasting diuretics
-antiemetic
-increase renal excretion of bicarb-acetazolamide - answer ✔✔-treatment for metabolic alkalosis:
- anything that causes a buildup of base
- too much bicarb
, - lactate administration in dialysis
- ingestion of antacids
- anything that causes a loss of acids
- vomiting
- NGT drainage
- Hypokalemia
- Hypochloremia
- administration of diuretics
- increased aldosterone - answer ✔✔-causes of Metabolic Alkalosis:
-anything that causes an accumulation of acid
- renal failure
- DKA
- lactic acidosis
- starvation
- excessive intake of acids
- anything that causes loss of base
- diarrhea
- intestinal fistulas - answer ✔✔-Causes of metabolic acidosis:
- headache
- confusion/stupor/lethargy
-coma
-seizures
-weakness
-warm/flushed skin
- rapid deep respirations
- dysrhythmias
- hyperkalemia
