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Final Exam Acid/Base/Fluid Balance

  1. What causes metabolic acidosis? (May be more than one answer)

    vomiting
    hyperventilation/panic attacks
    exercise
    asthma/obstructed airway
    diabetes
    • diabetes
    • exercise
  2. What causes metabolic alkalosis? (May be more than one answer)

    vomiting
    hyperventilation/panic attacks
    exercise
    asthma/obstructed airway
    diabetes
    • vomiting
    • (b/c get rid of acid and not carbon)
  3. What causes respiratory acidosis? (May be more than one answer)

    vomiting
    hyperventilation/panic attacks
    exercise
    asthma/obstructed airway
    diabetes










































































































































    vomiting
    (b/c get rid of acid and not carbon)
    asthma/obstructed airway (b/c resp tract can't get rid of acids)
  4. What causes respiratory alkalosis? (May be more than one answer)

    vomiting
    hyperventilation/panic attacks
    exercise
    asthma/obstructed airway
    diabetes
    hyperventilation/panic attacks
  5. How is metabolic acidosis/alkalosis corrected?
    a. respiratory alkalosis/acidosis
    b. urinary system
    c. both
    • Both:
    • respiratory alkalosis
    • urinary system
  6. How is respiratory acidosis/alkalosis corrected?
    a. metabolic alkalosis/acidosis
    b. urinary system
    c. both
    urinary system
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Final Exam Acid/Base/Fluid Balance
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