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A patient with hemolytic anemia will:
show an increase in glycated Hgb value
show a decrease in glycated Hgb value
show little or no change in glycated Hgb value
demonstrate an elevated Hgb A1C - ✔✔show a decrease in glycated Hgb value
In using ion-exchange chromatographic methods, falsely increased levels of Hgb
A1C might be demonstrated in the presence of:
iron deficiency anemia
Hgb S
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,pernicious anemia
thalassemias - ✔✔Hgb S
The expected blood gas results for a patient in chronic renal failure would match
the pattern of:
metabolic acidosis
respiratory acidosis
metabolic alkalosis
respiratory alkalosis - ✔✔metabolic acidosis
Severe diarrhea causes:
metabolic acidosis
metabolic alkalosis
respiratory acidosis
respiratory alkalosis - ✔✔metabolic acidosis
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,The following blood gas results were obtained:
pH : 7.18
PO2 : 86mmHg
PCO2 : 60mmHg
O2 saturation : 92%
HCO3 : 7921 mEq/L (21mmol/L)
TCO2 : 23 mEq/L (23mmol/L)
base excess : -8.0 mEq/L (-8.0mmol/L)
The patient's results are compatible with which of the following?
fever
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, uremia
emphysema
dehydration - ✔✔emphysema
An emphysema patient suffering from fluid accumulation in the alveolar spaces is
likely to be in what metabolic state?
respiratory acidosis
respiratory alkalosis
metabolic acidosis
metabolic alkalosis - ✔✔respiratory acidosis
A 68-year-old man arrives in the emergency room with a glucose level of 722
mg/dL (39.7mmol/L) and serum acetone of 4+ undiluted. An arterial blood gas
from this patient is likely to be:
low PO2
high PO2
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