Chat with AIExam 8: Acid Base Balance
Sleep apnea can potentially cause which acid-base disorder?
(94) The primary buffer in extracellular fluid (ECF) is the _______________ buffer system.
(78) The acute response to respiratory alkalosis (within the first 24 hours) is a shift of acid from the _______________ to the _______________ with an accompanying exchange of bicarbonate for chloride.
(78) Symptoms of metabolic acidosis may include changes in respiration, such as _______________ breathing.
(86) breathing difficulties. He is diagnosed with pneumonia. He has a history of congestive heart failure, osteoarthritis, hypertension, gout, and coronary artery disease.
Height: 5'9" Weight: 220 pounds
LABS: Normal Values Arterial BGs: Normal values
Na = 133 mEq/L (135–147) mEq/L pH = 7.9 (7.35–7.45)
Cl = 103 mEq/L (95–107) mEq/L pCO2 = 30 mmHg (35–45) mmHg
K = 4.1 mEq/L (3.5–5.2) mEq/L pO2 = 96 mmHg (70–100) mmHg
Glucose = 207 mmol/L (up to 140) mmol/L HCO3 = 26 mEq/L (19–25) mEq/L
BUN = 25 mmol/L (7–20) mmol/L
Creatinine = 1.5 mmol/L (0.5–1.4) mmol/L
Albumin 3.2 mmol/L (3.2–5) mmol/L
Cholesterol = 320 mmol/L (< 200) mmol/L
Mr. X is likely to have
-Mr. X is a 56-year-old male admitted to a hospital for shortness of breath and breathing difficulties. He is diagnosed with pneumonia. He has a history of congestive heart failure, osteoarthritis, hypertension, gout, and coronary artery disease.
Height: 5'9" Weight: 220 pounds
What factor is contributing most to his acid-base disorder?
Height: 5'9" Weight: 220 pounds
LABS: Normal Values Arterial BGs: Normal values
Na = 133 mEq/L (135–147) mEq/L pH = 7.9 (7.35–7.45)
Cl = 103 mEq/L (95–107) mEq/L pCO2 = 30 mmHg (35–45) mmHg
K = 4.1 mEq/L (3.5–5.2) mEq/L pO2 = 96 mmHg (70–100) mmHg
Glucose = 207 mmol/L (up to 140) mmol/L HCO3 = 26 mEq/L (19–25) mEq/L
BUN = 25 mmol/L (7–20) mmol/L
Creatinine = 1.5 mmol/L (0.5–1.4) mmol/L
Albumin 3.2 mmol/L (3.2–5) mmol/L
Cholesterol = 320 mmol/L (< 200) mmol/L
Mr. X is likely to have
-Mr. X is a 56-year-old male admitted to a hospital for shortness of breath and breathing difficulties. He is diagnosed with pneumonia. He has a history of congestive heart failure, osteoarthritis, hypertension, gout, and coronary artery disease.
Height: 5'9" Weight: 220 pounds
What factor is contributing most to his acid-base disorder?
(78) The assessment of acid-base balance requires more than simply examining laboratory values.
(81) Which of the following ions cannot cross the blood-brain barrier?
(78) What is the normal value for oxygen saturation in arterial blood gas?
(71) What does the hemoglobin buffer system primarily buffer against?
(75) Identify the equation that is used to calculate the anion gap.
(76) Respiratory alkalosis is generally a result of conditions that cause ____.
(90) The protein buffer system acts in the same fashion as which other buffer system?
(84) 
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