NR 283 Quiz 3 Question and answers verified to pass 2025
1. Kidney failure - Kidneys pee out acids, so if they
What causes metabolic
aren't working, the body will retain acids.
acidosis?
Diarrhea - Bases come out your butt, so that
leaves the bases in the toilet & acids are left
in your body
DKA - The blood becomes acidotic due to the
presence of ketones in the blood, which are
acids What is the
compensation for
2. Hyperventilation - The lungs want to breathe
metabolic acidosis?
faster to blow off more CO2 (acid) to try and
balance out the acidic state
3. Diuresis - Kidneys pee out acids, so if they are diuresing What causes
metabolic al-
the acids are in the toilet & bases are left in the
body Vomiting - We throw up acids, so if we're
puking - acids are in the toilet and bases are 7. Diuresis -
left in the body the
Excess Ingestion of Antacids - Lots of patients with kidneys
acid reflux, ingest A LOT of tums/antacids which are
are bases peeing
more to
4. Hypoventilation - The lungs want to breathe expel the
slower to retain more CO2(acid) to try and extra
balance out the alkalotic state acids
retained
5. Hypoventilation caused by drug overdose, by the
respiratory arrest, CNS depression lungs
6. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - CO2
cannot be expelled appropriately, so it is
retained
, NR 283 Quiz 3 Question and answers verified to pass 2025
alosis? What is the cause of acute
respiratory acidosis?
What is the cause of
chronic respiratory
acido- sis?
What is the compensation for metabolic alkalosis?
What is the compensation
for respiratory
acidosis?
8.
, NR 283 Quiz 3 Question and answers verified to pass 2025
Hyperventilation - lungs are breathing too fastWhat is the cause of respi-
and blowing off too much CO2 (acid), so now the ratory alkalosis?
acid is in the air and the bases are left in the
body
9. Oliguria (Low Urine Output) - lungs are blowing off too What is the
compensation much acid, so the kidneys are retaining urine to
retain for respiratory alkalosis? more acids to balance out the
alkalotic state
10. pH < 7.35
CO2 > 45 14. pH < 7.35
HCO3 < 22
11. pH > 7.45
CO2 < 35
12. Hypoventilati
on headaches
lethargy
confusion
weakness
coma ->
death
13. Hyperventilati
on restless
anxious
paresthesia
twitching
tetany
seizures
coma ->
death
1. Kidney failure - Kidneys pee out acids, so if they
What causes metabolic
aren't working, the body will retain acids.
acidosis?
Diarrhea - Bases come out your butt, so that
leaves the bases in the toilet & acids are left
in your body
DKA - The blood becomes acidotic due to the
presence of ketones in the blood, which are
acids What is the
compensation for
2. Hyperventilation - The lungs want to breathe
metabolic acidosis?
faster to blow off more CO2 (acid) to try and
balance out the acidic state
3. Diuresis - Kidneys pee out acids, so if they are diuresing What causes
metabolic al-
the acids are in the toilet & bases are left in the
body Vomiting - We throw up acids, so if we're
puking - acids are in the toilet and bases are 7. Diuresis -
left in the body the
Excess Ingestion of Antacids - Lots of patients with kidneys
acid reflux, ingest A LOT of tums/antacids which are
are bases peeing
more to
4. Hypoventilation - The lungs want to breathe expel the
slower to retain more CO2(acid) to try and extra
balance out the alkalotic state acids
retained
5. Hypoventilation caused by drug overdose, by the
respiratory arrest, CNS depression lungs
6. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - CO2
cannot be expelled appropriately, so it is
retained
, NR 283 Quiz 3 Question and answers verified to pass 2025
alosis? What is the cause of acute
respiratory acidosis?
What is the cause of
chronic respiratory
acido- sis?
What is the compensation for metabolic alkalosis?
What is the compensation
for respiratory
acidosis?
8.
, NR 283 Quiz 3 Question and answers verified to pass 2025
Hyperventilation - lungs are breathing too fastWhat is the cause of respi-
and blowing off too much CO2 (acid), so now the ratory alkalosis?
acid is in the air and the bases are left in the
body
9. Oliguria (Low Urine Output) - lungs are blowing off too What is the
compensation much acid, so the kidneys are retaining urine to
retain for respiratory alkalosis? more acids to balance out the
alkalotic state
10. pH < 7.35
CO2 > 45 14. pH < 7.35
HCO3 < 22
11. pH > 7.45
CO2 < 35
12. Hypoventilati
on headaches
lethargy
confusion
weakness
coma ->
death
13. Hyperventilati
on restless
anxious
paresthesia
twitching
tetany
seizures
coma ->
death