ACID-BASE BALANCE

Question 1

THREE MAJOR CHEMICALS………

Answer 1

Bicarb (Base)
Hydrogen (Acid)
CO2 (Acid)

Question 2

Acidotic person=

Alkalotic person=

Answer 2

Lethargic

Excitable

Question 3

Increased CO2=

Increased CO2=

CO2 & O2 have a _______ relationship

Answer 3

Decreased LOC

Decreased O2

Inverse

Question 4

Respiratory Acidosis

Causes, S&S, Treatment

Answer 4

Retaining CO2 from narcotics, pneumothorax, collapsed lung, pneumonia

Headache, confusion, If not corrected, could lead to coma, Hypoxic

Oxygen, Fix the breathing problem, postural drainage, fluids, elevate HOB, turn-cough-deep breathe