Acid-base disturbances

What is the patient acid-base status if the pH is 7.2?

• Acidosis

• Alkalosis

• Normal

What is the expected disturbance in a patient with urethral obstruction and dysuria?

• Respiratory acidosis

• Metabolic alkalosis

• Respiratory alkalosis

• Metabolic acidosis

What are the disturbances that could not occur at the same time?

• Metabolic acidosis and respiratory alkalosis

• Respiratory acidosis and respiratory alkalosis

• Metabolic alkalosis and respiratory alkalosis

• Metabolic acidosis and respiratory acidosis

Which one is not a treatment of choice for respiratory acidosis?

• Improve ventilation

• Oxygen supplementation

• Intravenous sodium bicarbonate

• Treatment of underlying causes

What is the patient acid-base disturbance?

pH: high,

HCO3-: normal,

CO2: low

• Respiratory alkalosis

• Respiratory acidosis

• Metabolic alkalosis

• Metabolic acidosis

What should be an expected compensatory response in a patient with metabolic acidosis?

• Increased respiratory rate

• Decreased UOP

• Increased heart rate

• Decreased respiratory rate

Which one is the abnormality found in severe hyperkalemic patients?

• Muscle twitching

• Tachypnea

• Bradyarrhythmia

• Orthopnea

What should be a concern when given calcium gluconate IV?

• Respiratory pattern

• Mental status

• Hemolysis

• Cardiac rhythm

What is most likely to be an electrolyte abnormality in this case?

• Hyponatremia

• Hypokalemia

• Hyperchloremia

• Hypocalcemia

What electrolyte imbalance results in seizure/neurological abnormalities?

• Hypercalcemia

• Hypernatremia

• Hyponatremia

• All answer is correct