Respiratory Acidosis Quiz
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You are reviewing the results of an ABG. When the pH and the PaCO2 values are moving in opposite directions, the primary problem is:
A. Respiratory
B. Renal
C. Metabolic
D. Compensation
What is the condition when you compensate by hyperventilating?
A. Respiratory Acidosis
B. Metabolic Acidosis
C. Respiratory Alkalosis
D. Metabolic Alkalosis
A student is nervous for a big exam and is breathing rapidly, what do you expect out of the followings
A. a) Metabolic Acidosis
B. b) Metabolic Alkalosis
C. c) Respiratory Acidosis
D. d) Respiratory Alkalosis
The patient whose blood that is most alkalotic would be the one with a pH of:
A. 7.4
B. 6.9
C. 7.8
D. 7.6
The main compensatory mechanism in respiratory alkalosis is
A. a) Retention of CO2.
B. b) Excretion of bicarbonate
C. c) Increase in Red Blood Cells.
D. d) Buffer system.
Your body is compensating by excreting HCO3- out from the body. What is the condition that induced this compensation?
A. Respiratory Alkalosis
B. Respiratory Acidosis
C. Metabolic Alkalosis
D. Metabolic Acidosis
What is the primary goal for a patient with ARDS?
A. increase respiratory rate
B. achieve adequate oxygenation
C. volume control
D. keep C02 within normal range
An incomplete glucose metabolism produces what type of acid?
A. ketoacids
B. carbonic acid
C. lactic acid
D. fatty acids
What is the major cause of metabolic acidosis?
A. hyperventilation
B. hypoventilation
C. ketoacidosis
D. renal failure
A serum pH of more than 7.45 is considered:
A. Acidic
B. Alkalinic
The nurse suspects respiratory failure secondary to hypoventilation in a patient with which condition?
A. anxiety
B. neuromuscular disease
C. pulmonary embolism
D. volume A/C ventilation at a rate of 20 breaths/min
This is a condition where there is loss of acid and lungs excrete excessive amounts of CO2
A. respiratory acidosis
B. respiratory alkalosis
C. metabolic acidosis
D. metabolic alkalosis
Refers to the pathologic process causing a relative excess of acid in the body
A. acidosis
B. alkalosis
The main pathology in respiratory acidosis is
A. a) Increase in bicarbonate concentration.
B. b) Increase in pCO2.
C. c) Decrease in respiratory rate.
D. d) Hypoxia.
What is the body’s compensation when having Respiratory Acidosis?
A. The kidney’s excretes HCO3-
B. Your lungs will hyperventilate
C. The kidney’s will reabsorb HCO3-
D. Your lungs will hypoventilate