Acid Base Flashcards
Normal pCO2?
40mmHg
Normal pO2?
80-100mmHg
Normal O2 sat?
95% or greater
Normal bicarb?
24mEq/L
Normal base excess (BE)?
-2 to +2
Normal pH?
- 4
7. 35-7.45
What part of the body utilizes the phosphate buffer system?
kidneys and intracellular fluids
Hgb is associated with what buffer system?
protein buffer system
Hgb, albumin, plasma proteins
Bicarbonate directly binds and neutralizes H+
a. true
b. false
a. true
In the carbonic acid-bicarbonate buffer system, an increase in CO2 causes a/an __ in the concentration of carbonic acid
a. increase
b. decrease
a. increase
What is listed as CO2 in the BMP?
bicarb
A base excess (BE) of less than __ is more acidotic
5
A base excess (BE) of more than _ is more alkalotic
2
68 year old male with a 3 day history of diarrhea
a. respiratory acidosis
b. respiratory alkalosis
c. anion gap metabolic acidosis
d. non-anion gap metabolic acidosis
e. metabolic alkalosis
d. non-anion gap metabolic acidosis
25 year old female with T1DM presenting with glucose of 512
a. respiratory acidosis
b. respiratory alkalosis
c. anion gap metabolic acidosis
d. non-anion gap metabolic acidosis
e. metabolic alkalosis
c. anion gap metabolic acidosis
