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Respiratory Acidodis
- INCREASED carbon dioxide
- ----pCO2 >45
- DECREASED pH
- ----pH <7.35
- Causes:
- ----Resp failure
- ----Neurologic depression
- ----Inadequate RR
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Respiratory Alkalosis
- DECREASED carbon dioxide
- ----pCO2 <35
- INCREASED pH
- ----pH >7.45
- Causes:
- ----Restrictive lung diseases
- ----Anxiety, pain
- ----Excessive RR
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Metabolic Acidosis
- DECREASED bicarbonate
- ----HCO3- <22
- --------CO2 usually normal, may be elevated
- DECREASED pH
- ----pH <7.35
- Causes:
- ----H+ accumulation
- ----Lactic acid
- ----DKA
- ----meds
- ----Loss of HCO3-
- ----Diarrhea
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Metabolic Alkalosis
- INCREASED bicarbonate
- ----HCO3->26
- INCREASED pH
- ----pH >7.45
- Causes:
- ----Loss of H+
- ----Diuretic use
- ----Excessive vomiting or ng (nasogastric) tube drainage
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