Mark Klimek- Yellow Book at Columbus State Community College - StudyBlue

Ohio | Columbus State Community College | Mark Klimek- Yellow Book Alexandria • M. 543 cards Rule of the B's: If the and the are in the same direction then it is meta pH 7.30 HCO3 20 pH 7.58 HCO3 32 pH 7.22 HCO3 30 MacKussmaul The only acid base to cause Kussmaul respirations is Metabolic ACidosis Compensation only the pH pH 7.42 HCO3 19 pH 7.43 HCO3 34 pH 7.39 HCO3 25 CO2 61 As the goes, so goes except for pH, my patient, Potassium pH is Up Alkalosis, Hypokalemia, HTN, Tachycardia, Tachypnea, Seizures, Irritability, Spastic, Diarrhea, Borborygme, Hyperreflexia, etc Tachy, hyper, elevated, irritable, peaking, increase, spastic, rise pH is Down Acidosis, Hyperkalemia, htn, Bradycardia, Constipation, Absent bowel sounds, Flacid, Bradypnea Brady, hypo, lethargic, decrease, few, scant, suppressed Causes of acid-base imbalances: First ask yourself, "Is it ?" If yes, then it's . Then ask yourself: "Are they or ?" If , pick . If , pick Causes of acid-base imbalances: If it's not lung, then it's . If the patient has vomiting or suctioning, pick . For everything else that isn't lung, pick . When you don't know what to pick, choose .................................................continued........................................