ABG

ABG Practice Questions WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS pH: 7.37 HCO3: 19 PaCO2: 34 - correct answer Metabolic Acidosis, fully compensated pH: 7.32 PaCO2: 23 HCO3: 11 - correct answer Metabolic Acidosis, partially compensated pH: 7.56 PaCO2: 20 HCO3: 20 - correct answer Respiratory Alkalosis, partially compensated pH: 7.23 PaCO2: 37 HCO3: 18 - correct answer Metabolic Acidosis, uncompensated pH: 7.31 PaCO2: 34 HCO3: 21 - correct answer Metabolic Acidosis, partially compensated ...

ABG, Respiratory, Sepsis Questions With Complete Solutions

A patient who has required prolonged mechanical ventilation has the following arterial blood gas results: pH 7.48, PaO2 85 mm Hg, PaCO2 32 mm Hg, and HCO3 25 mEq/L. The nurse interprets these results as a. metabolic acidosis. b. metabolic alkalosis. c. respiratory acidosis. d. respiratory alkalosis. - ANS: D The pH indicates that the patient has alkalosis and the low PaCO2 indicates a respiratory cause. The other responses are incorrect based on the pH and the normal HCO3. A patient has ...

1. George Kent is a 54 year old widower with a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and was rushed to the emergency department with increasing shortness of breath, pyrexia, and a productive cough with yellow-green sputum. He has difficulty in communicating because of his inability to complete a sentence. One of his sons, Jacob, says he has been unwell for three days. Upon examination, crackles and wheezes can be heard in the lower lobes; he has a tachycardia and a bounding pulse....

Unit 1 ABG Lab Exam Questions With Complete Solutions.

ABG final study guide Questions With Complete Solutions

pH: 7.37 HCO3: 19 PaCO2: 34 : Metabolic Acidosis, fully compensated pH: 7.32 PaCO2: 23 2 HCO3: 11 : Metabolic Acidosis, partially compensated pH: 7.56 PaCO2: 20 HCO3: 20 : Respiratory Alkalosis, partially compensated 3 pH: 7.23 PaCO2: 37 HCO3: 18 : Metabolic Acidosis, uncompensated pH: 7.3

Purpose of Blood Gas correct answer: 1. To determine acid/base balance status 2. To determine oxygenation status Why do we use arterial blood sample rather than venous? correct answer: Arterial blood sample is more stable from any area of the body: 1. Good indicator of oxygenation 2. Good indicator of oxygenation of lungs. Venous blood gives us different values depending on where it is drawn in the body. - Venous blood has lower O2 content as it leaves an organ What is...