Acid Base

PCO2

percent of CO2 carried in the plasma

the faster and more deeply the patient breaths the

as CO2 levels increase

as CO2 levels increase

a rise in PCO2 stimulates a rise in

in metabolic acidosis the lungs attempt to compensate by

in metabolic alkalosis the lungs attempt to compensate by

Most of the CO2 content in the blood is

Bicarbonate ion

CO2 content is an indirect measurement of

_____ is a measurement of the metabolic (renal) component of the acid-base equilibrium

in respiratory alkalosis the _____ excrete HCO3 in an attempt to lower pH

the measure of the tension of O2 dissolved in the plasma

patients in whom venous blood mixes prematurely with arterial blood have a decrease in ____

the indication of the percentage of hemoglobin filled with O2

when ___% to 100% of the hemoglobin carries O2 the tissues are adequately provided with O2

non-invasive method of determining O2 saturation

a negative base excess indicates

a positive base excess indicates

acidosis is present if the pH is less than

alkylosis is present if the pH is greater than

if the PCO2 is low in a patient who has been said to have acidosis the patient has

if the PCO2 is high in a patient who has been said to have acidosis the patient has

if the PCO2 is low in a patient who has been said to have alkylosis the patient has

if the PCO2 is high in a patient who has been said to have alkylosis the patient has

O2 saturation can be falsely increased by the inhalation of

In patients with COPD the stimulus to breathe is not triggered by CO2 levels but by

Perform which test before performing an arterial puncture in the radial artery

low pH, low HCO3-, low CO2

low pH, high HCO3-, high CO2

high pH, high HCO3-, high CO2

high pH, low HCO3-, low CO2

pH <7.4

pH >7.4

normal pCO2

normal HCO3-

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if bicarb is low you expect pCO2 to be

if pCO2 is high you expect bicarb to be

example of cause of non-anion gap metabolic acidosis

example of cause of anion gap metabolic acidosis

non-anion gap metabolic acidosis is characterized by

anion gap metabolic acidosis is characterized by

normal Cl- is

normal BUN is

normal glucose

normal creatinine

normal K

normal Na

normal anion gap

normal osmolality

primary etiology of respiratory acidosis

example of a cause of metabolic alkalosis

example of a cause of metabolic alkalosis

in a metabolic alkalotic state will you have hypokalemia or hyperkalemia

in a metabolic acidotic state will you have hypokalemia or hyperkalemia

primary etiology of respiratory alkalosis

in acute respiratory acidosis for every increase of pCO2 of 10mm pH decreases by

in chronic respiratory acidosis for every increase of pCO2 of 10mm, ph decreases by

in acute respiratory alkalosis for every decrease of pCO2 of 10mm pH increases by

in chronic respiratory alkalosis for every decrease of pCO2 of 10mm pH increases by

a pH which is too acid for the PCO2

the only acid which can be exhaled via the lungs

includes all of the body's acids except carbon dioxide

difference between the sum of the major anions and the major cations

_____ is the same as Respiratory Acidosis

The normal value of pCO2 in arterial blood is __mmHg

implies a raised [H+] level with a normal PCO2

high PCO2 causes molecules of CO2 and water to form carbonic acid which ionizes to increase both [HCO3-] and [H+]

normal ph

normal pO2

normal pCO2

normal HCO3

__ refers to acid base disorders initiated by changes in PCO2

__ refers to acid base disorders initiated by changes in HCO3

a disorder with a low pH and a low bicarbonate concentration

a disorder with a high pH and a high bicarbonate concentration

a disorder with a low pH and a high pCO2

a disorder with a high pH and a low pCO2

what is a normal anion gap

what is the formula for anion gap

anion gap metabolic acidosis is due to

non-anion gap metabolic acidosis is due to

how does the body compensate for metabolic acidosis

for every HCO3 fall by 1 mmol/L, pCO2 should fall by __mmHg

what is the differential for anion gap metabolic acidosis