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What type of conditions can cause Respiratory Acidosis?
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any condition that would keep Co2(an acid) in the lungs; hypoventilation, obstructive lung disease, oversedation
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Whay type of condition can cause Respiratory alkalosis?
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Conditions due to LACK of Co2 (either by loss or inability to intake);hypoxia, anxiety, pulm embolus, hyperventilation
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Salicylates, fever, gram neg septicemia, hepatic insufficiency, chf, asthma, severe anemia- all causes of?
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Respiratory Alkalosis
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Causes of Metabolic Alkalosis have what in common?
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they increase the bicarb or volume concentration of bicarb is high (too much bicarb), it causes pH level to rise making it alkalotic/losis
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Diabetic/starvation/alcoholicKetoacidosis, Poisoning, lactic acidosis, renal failure, and diarrhea are causes of?
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Metabolic Acidosis
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Drainage of pancreatic juice, ureterosigmoidoscopy, obstructed ileal loop, acetazolamide(diamox), ammonium chloride, renal tubular acidosis are causes of?
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Metabolic Acidosis
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The causes of Metabolic Acidosis have what in common?
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Volume concentration of bicarb is too low (not enough), it causes the pH level to fall making it acidosis/dotic
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Bicarb is a product of what body system?
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The kidneys
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Ventilatory failure occurs when the PaCO2 level reaches? Acute ventilatory failure is indicated by?
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>50; PaCO2 >50 AND pH <7.30
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SaO2 values give a measurement of ?
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the amount of oxygen bound to hgb compared to the total hgb.
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PaO2 measures?
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the partial pressure of oxygen dissolved in arterial plasma.
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Normal adult PaO2 is? and for an infant?
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80-100; 40-70
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How is PaO2 for an elderly person calculated?
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Starting at 60 years, begin at 80mmHg, then for each year over 60, add 1mmHg
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At an age, a PaO2 lower than 40 is ?
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life-threatening and requires immediate action.
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