PCU Exam 2024/2025 Exam Questions
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what are normal ABG values? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔pH: acidic 7.35-7.45 basic
CO2: basic 35-45 acidic
HCO3-: acidic 22-26 basic
normal paO2 - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔80-100 mmHg
what pH levels are lethal? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔outside 6.8-7.8
where are ABGs drawn from? what test is done to ensure adequate blood
flow? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔peripheral artery; allen's test for radial artery
How do the kidneys help maintain acid-base balance? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔retain/excrete basic HCO3 and retain/excrete acidic H+
treatments for respiratory acidosis - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔-oxygen
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,-intubation
-bronchodilators
-drug reversal agents
-incentive spirometer
-suction
treatments for respiratory alkalosis - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔-breathing into paper
bag
-anxiolytics
-analgesics
-reduce fever
-reduce ventilation
-return to normal altitude
treatments for metabolic acidosis - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔-IV sodium bicarbonate
-manage blood sugar
-antibiotics
-reversal for OD
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, -anti-diarrheal agents
-dialysis
-encourage respirations/ventilate
treatments for metabolic alkalosis - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔-antiemetics
-stop suctioning
-d/c drugs causing acid loss (diuretics, antacids)
-hydrochloric acid (rare)
what is systolic vs diastolic heart failure? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔systolic: type of
L sided HF with reduced EF of < 40%; impaired contraction
diastolic: type of L sided HF with preserved EF > 50%; impaired relaxation
what 3 things occur in systolic HF? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔1. SNS activation
(increased HR, contractility, peripheral vasoconstriction)
2. RAAS activation (sodium + water retention, peripheral vasoconstriction)
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what are normal ABG values? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔pH: acidic 7.35-7.45 basic
CO2: basic 35-45 acidic
HCO3-: acidic 22-26 basic
normal paO2 - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔80-100 mmHg
what pH levels are lethal? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔outside 6.8-7.8
where are ABGs drawn from? what test is done to ensure adequate blood
flow? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔peripheral artery; allen's test for radial artery
How do the kidneys help maintain acid-base balance? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔retain/excrete basic HCO3 and retain/excrete acidic H+
treatments for respiratory acidosis - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔-oxygen
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,-intubation
-bronchodilators
-drug reversal agents
-incentive spirometer
-suction
treatments for respiratory alkalosis - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔-breathing into paper
bag
-anxiolytics
-analgesics
-reduce fever
-reduce ventilation
-return to normal altitude
treatments for metabolic acidosis - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔-IV sodium bicarbonate
-manage blood sugar
-antibiotics
-reversal for OD
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, -anti-diarrheal agents
-dialysis
-encourage respirations/ventilate
treatments for metabolic alkalosis - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔-antiemetics
-stop suctioning
-d/c drugs causing acid loss (diuretics, antacids)
-hydrochloric acid (rare)
what is systolic vs diastolic heart failure? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔systolic: type of
L sided HF with reduced EF of < 40%; impaired contraction
diastolic: type of L sided HF with preserved EF > 50%; impaired relaxation
what 3 things occur in systolic HF? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔1. SNS activation
(increased HR, contractility, peripheral vasoconstriction)
2. RAAS activation (sodium + water retention, peripheral vasoconstriction)
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