Critical care air methods test

Critical Care Air Methods Test With
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Five rrules rof rABG rinterpretation r- rCORRECT✅✅1. rEvaluate rthe rpH ris rit rnormal?
Two. rEvaluate rthe rPCO2. rIs rit racute ror rchronic rfor rrespiratory rdisorder?
Three. rEvaluate rthe rHCO3 rand rcalculate rthe ranion rgap rfor rmetabolic rdisorder ror
rdelta rgap. rCheck rif rmetabolic racidosis ris rpresent.
Four. rIdentify rthe rprimary rdisorder.
Five rdetermine rif rcompensation ris rpresent rin rthe rdegree rof rcompensation rusing
rwinter's rformula. rIs rthere rmore rthan rone rdisorder?


Anion rgap rformula, rand rnormal rvalues r- rCORRECT✅✅AG r= rNA r-(Cl r+ rHCO3).
rNormal rrange r12 r+/- r4. rAbnormal r>16


ABG rnormal rranges r- rCORRECT✅✅pH: r7.35 r- r7.45
PaCO2: r35 r-45
HCO3 r(bicarb): r22 r- r26
pO2. r: r80-100

Anion rgap rmetabolic racidosis rcauses r- rCORRECT✅✅MUDPILERS

Methanol
Uremia
DKA
Propylene rglycol
Iron, rIsoniazide
Lactic racidosis
Ethylene rglycol r(antifreeze)
Rhabdo
Salicylates r(late)

Non-anion rmetabolic racidosis r- rCORRECT✅✅Hyperalimentation
Acetozolamide
Renal rtubular racidosis r(RTA)
Diarrhea r
Rectosigmoidostomy
pancreatic rfluid
Spironolactone

Respiratory racidosis r- rCORRECT✅✅low rpH, rhigh rCO2, rhigh rHCO3