(a) Acidosis is a result of reduced pH levels in the blood. A person stops breathing during cardiac arrest because, as the heart stops pumping blood, there is no pulmonary circulation. As a result, the lungs are not removing CO2 produced by the body. Excess CO2 causes the pH of blood and other bodily fluids to decrease, making them too acidic. In other words, acute respiratory acidosis occurs because the person cannot breathe during cardiac arrest.
(b) Sodium bicarbonate corrects acidosis because it is a base. The infusion of a base helps to neutralize the acidic pH of the blood. This is called alkali therapy, and is often used in the treatment of acute acidosis.
(c) Hypernatremia is a high concentration of serum sodium in the blood. The I.V.
(b) Sodium bicarbonate corrects acidosis because it is a base. The infusion of a base helps to neutralize the acidic pH of the blood. This is called alkali therapy, and is often used in the treatment of acute acidosis.
(c) Hypernatremia is a high concentration of serum sodium in the blood. The I.V.