NRSG 2300 Test-Questions and Answers |
2025/26 Update | 100% Correct
acid-base balance
equilibrium between acid and base concentrations in the body fluids
kidney with acid base compensation
slow but very effective
respiratory with acid
fast but not as effective
concentration of sodium bicarbonate is less
evaluated free hydrogen will be more
Low bicarb mirrors
low pH
blood gases
gases that are normally dissolved in the liquid portion of blood
respiratory breathing faster and deeper
deeper breaths relieve more CO2
Kussmaul breathing - faster and deeper breathing
, the person must have a metabolic acidosis
DKA = the body will try very hard to ger back to normal
kidney's can either get rid of hydrogen or keep it.
A way of compensating with the kidneys (buffers)
selectively excreting or conserving bicarbonate and hydrogen ions slower to respond to
change/ more permanent
Look at power point slide.
Imbalance
Metabolic Acidosis metabolic acidosis causes Table 1-1 slide
Acid production
Lactic acidosis
Ketoacidosis (starvation) but definitely type 1 diabetes or alcoholism
Salicylate toxicity
Decreased acid excretion
ketones in urine
Renal failure Metabolic Acidosis causes
diarrhea, ileostomy drainage
Hyperkalemia
Glucose, and ketones in urine
2025/26 Update | 100% Correct
acid-base balance
equilibrium between acid and base concentrations in the body fluids
kidney with acid base compensation
slow but very effective
respiratory with acid
fast but not as effective
concentration of sodium bicarbonate is less
evaluated free hydrogen will be more
Low bicarb mirrors
low pH
blood gases
gases that are normally dissolved in the liquid portion of blood
respiratory breathing faster and deeper
deeper breaths relieve more CO2
Kussmaul breathing - faster and deeper breathing
, the person must have a metabolic acidosis
DKA = the body will try very hard to ger back to normal
kidney's can either get rid of hydrogen or keep it.
A way of compensating with the kidneys (buffers)
selectively excreting or conserving bicarbonate and hydrogen ions slower to respond to
change/ more permanent
Look at power point slide.
Imbalance
Metabolic Acidosis metabolic acidosis causes Table 1-1 slide
Acid production
Lactic acidosis
Ketoacidosis (starvation) but definitely type 1 diabetes or alcoholism
Salicylate toxicity
Decreased acid excretion
ketones in urine
Renal failure Metabolic Acidosis causes
diarrhea, ileostomy drainage
Hyperkalemia
Glucose, and ketones in urine
