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EXAM 2 Q AND A
Uncompensatedvm-vmanswer--pHvmandvmonevmothervmvaluevmisvmabnormal
Partialvmcompensationvm-vmanswer--pH,vmCO2,vmandvmHCO3vmarevmallvmoff
Fullvmcompensationvm-vmanswer--pHvmisvmnormal
Acidosisvm-vmanswer--
reducesvmthevmexcitabilityvmofvmcardiovascularvmmuscle,vmneurons,vmskeletalvmmuscle,vmandvmsmoo
thvmmuscle.
Alkalosisvm-vmanswer--
increasesvmthevmsensitivityvmofvmexcitablevmtissuesvmallowingvmthemvmtovmOVERRESPONDvmwithou
tvmstimulation
ABGvmconsiderationsvm-vmanswer---vmAssessvmcardiovascularvmw/
vmacidosisvm(cardiacvmarrestvmfromvmhyperkalemia)
-vmAssessvmneurovmstatus
-vmFallvmprecautions
BicarbvmHC03vm-vmanswer--kidneyvmcompensationvm(slowvmandvmpowerful)
RespiratoryvmPaC02vm-vmanswer--Respiratoryvmcompensationvm(fastvmbutvmlimited)
Metabolicvmacidosisvmcausesvm-vmanswer--
DKA,vmStarvation,vmdiarrhea,vmkidneyvmfailure,vmdehydration,vmlivervmfailure,vmpancreatitis,vmheavyv
mexercise,vmseizurevmactivity,vmfever,vmhypoxia,vmischemia,vmethanol/methanolvmintoxication
Metabolicvmacidosisvmsignsvmandvmsymptomsvm-vmanswer--
bradycardia,vmhypotension,vmthreadyvmpulse,vmCNSvmdepression,vmhyporeflexia,vmkussmalvmrespvm
(withvmrespvmcompensation),vmwarm,vmflushed,vmdryvmskin.
Metabolicvmacidosisvmtreatmentvm-vmanswer--
hydrationvmandvmmedicationvmtovmtreatvmunderlyingvmproblemsvm(DKAvm-vmgivevminsulin).
Metabolicvmalkalosisvmcausesvm-vmanswer--
antacids,vmbloodvmtransfusion,vmsodiumvmbicarbonate,vmtotalvmparenteralvmnutritionvm(TPN),vmprolo
ngedvmvomiting,vmnasogastricvmsuctioning,vmhypercortisolism,vmhyperaldosteronism,vmLoop/
Thiazidevmdiuretics.
MetabolicvmAlkalosisvms/svm-vmanswer--
anxiety,vmirritability,vmtetany,vmseizures,vmPOSITIVEvmCHVOSTEK,vmPOSITIVEvmTROUSSEAU,vm
parathesis,vmhyperreflexia,vmmusclevmcramping/
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twitching,vmskeletalvmmusclevmweakness,vmTachycardia,vmnorm/
lowvmBP,vmincreasedvmDigoxinvmtoxicity,vmdecreasedvmrespiratoryvmeffortvm(musclevmweakness).
metabolicvmalkalosisvmtreatmentvm-vmanswer--restorevmfluid/electrolytevmimbalances
Respiratoryvmacidosisvmcausevm-vmanswer--
Opioids,vmanesthetics,vmelectrolytevmimbalance,vminadequatevmchestvmexpansion,vmmusclevmweakn
ess,vmairwayvmobstruction,vmalveolar-capillaryvmblock.
Respiratoryvmacidosisvms/svm-vmanswer--
bradycardia,vmhypotension,vmthreadyvmpulse,vmCNSvmdepression,vmhyporeflexia,vmineffectivevmresp
irations,vmpale-to-cyanoticvmdryvmskin.
Respiratoryvmacidosisvmtreatmentvm-vmanswer--
(Assessvmairway)vmImprovevmgasvmexchange,vmdrugvmtherapyvm(bronchodilators,vmanti-
inflammatory),vmoxygenvmtherapyvm(lowestvmflowvmpossible),vmventilation.
Respiratoryvmalkalosisvmcausevm-vmanswer--
Hyperventilationvm(fear,vmanxiety),vmmechanicalvmventilation,vmsalicylatevmtoxicity,vmhighvmaltitudes,
vmearly-stagevmacutevmpulmonaryvmissues.
respiratoryvmalkalosisvms/svm-vmanswer--
anxiety,vmirritability,vmtetany,vmseizures,vmPOSITIVEvmCHVOSTEK,vmPOSITIVEvmTROUSSEAUvm(
hypocalcemia),vmparathesis,vmhyperreflexia,vmmusclevmcramping/
twitching,vmskeletalvmmusclevmweakness,vmTachycardia,vmnorm/
lowvmBP,vmincreasedvmDigoxinvmtoxicity,vmhyperventilation
respiratoryvmalkalosisvmtreatmentvm-vmanswer--restorevmfluid/electrolytevmimbalances
Howvmdovmacid/basevmimbalancesvmaffectvmelectrolytesvm-vmanswer---
vmPotassiumvmlevelsvmincreasevminvmacidosisvmasvmthevmbodyvmattemptsvmtovmmaintainvmelectroneutr
alityvmduringvmbuffering.
-vmPotassiumvmisvmelevatedvminvmacutevmrespiratoryvmacidosisvmandvmnormal/
lowvminvmchronicvmrespiratoryvmacidosisvmwhenvmkidneyvmcompensationvmisvmpresent
-vmAlkalosisvm=vmhypocalcemiavmandvmhypokalemia
-vmAcidosisvm=vmHYPERkalemia
alkalosisvm-vmanswer--hypocalcemiavmandvmhypokalemia
acidosisvm-vmanswer--HYPERkalemia
UppervmGIvmconsistsvmofvm-vmanswer--mouth,vmpharynx,vmesophagus,vmstomach,vmandvmduodenum.
Barret'svmEpitheliumvm-vmanswer--
premalignant;vmcolumnarvmepitheliumvmthatvmdevelopsvminvmlowervmesophagus
Zollinger-Ellisonvmsyndromevm(dumpingvmsyndrome)vm-vmanswer--
happensvminvmPTvmwithvmgastrectomy,vmfromvmrapidvmemptyingvmofvmfoodvmcontentsvmintovmthevmsma
llvmintestine.