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| Responsible for maintaining H near normal levels despite daily acidic/alkaline loads from intake and metabolism of food |
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| What organ controls serum bicarbonate concentration through excretion or absorption? |
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| What organ controls CO2 concentrations through changes in the depth/and or rate of respiration |
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| What percentage of H+ do kidneys excrete daily? |
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| What is HCO3 regulated by? |
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| Renal metabolism via enzyme carbonic anhydrase |
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| What three things does arterial blood gas (ABG) measure? |
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| Term for abnormally low arterial blood pH (less than 7.35) |
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| Pathological process that acidifies body fluids |
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| Term for abnormally high arterial blood pH (More than 7.45) |
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| Pathological process that alkalinizes body fluids |
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| Which disorder is caused by a respiratory insufficiency resulting in an increased CO2 concentration? |
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| Increasing serum HCO3 is compensation for which disorder? |
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| Which disorder is caused by hyperventilation resulting in a decreased CO2 concentration? |
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| Decreasing serum HCO3 is the compensation for which disorder? |
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| Which disorder do you primarily see a decrease in serum HCO3? |
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| Increasing ventilation with a decrease in arterial CO2 is compensation for which disorder? |
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| Which disorder is characterized by an increase in serum HCO3? |
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| Decreasing ventilation with an increase in CO2 is compensation for which disorder? |
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| T/F: Acid base disturbances are always manifestations of underlying clinical disorders. |
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| Loss in what increases the anion gap? |
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| If the anion gap is greater than 12 mEq/L, which disease state is this? |
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| Term where calculated anion gap exceeds normal anion gap? |
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| Which calculation represents the amount of HCO3 lost due to buffering unmeasured cations? |
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| 4 important steps in determining patient's acid/base disorder (chart in book) |
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1) Inspection of pH, PaCO3, HCO3
2) Assessment of compensation
3) Calculate anion gap
4) Calculate excess gap |
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| Supportive treatment of the pH and electrolytes is often needed until the underlying metabolic disease state is improved. |
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| Lactic acidosis and ketoacidosis can be results of which disease state? |
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| Symptoms such as changes in cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, neurologic, pulmonary functioning result from which disorder |
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| NaHCO3 is a common treatment for which acid/base disorder? |
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| Headache, blurred vision, restlessness, anxiety, tremors are symptoms for which disorder? |
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