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Should you hyperventilate a patient with a head injury?
Yes
If a student hyperventilate and is disoriented before an exam are they experiencing acidosis or alkalosis?
The student would be experiencing alkalosis, as he/she is blowing off Co2 which is an acidic gas. This is known as acute alkalosis.
A patient choking on a hot dog is this respiratory acidosis or respiratory alkalosis?
This is respiratory acidosis. The patient will be unable to perform proper gas exchange due to the obstruction (food). As a result, the carbon dioxide levels will rise, and the pH will drop.
What is the name of the medical condition of an ashmatic patient with a blood PH of 7.30?
Metabolic acidosis
What happens to blood gases in a patient with emphysema?
Decreased Oxygen, increased CO2, Acidosis
Who should be tested for renal tubular acidosis?
Relatives of patients with the possibly hereditary forms of renal tubular acidosis should be tested.
What assumption is the doctor making about the blood chemistry when a doctor use bicarbonate to treat a patient?
Acidosis
What clinical findings occurs first in metabolic acidosis of a patient with type 1 diabetes?
Ketones in the urince
When someone is acidosis what hormone drug should be administered?
Insulin should be administered!!
What two medical terms refer to a physiological ph imbalance in a patient?
Acidosis and alkalosis are names for acid and base imbalance respectively.
Blood gases show pH is 7.23 pCO2 is 38 pO2 is 77 HCO3- is 12 what is the patient suffering from?
Metabolic acidosis
What causes hypotension in post operative patient?
hypovolemia,metabolic acidosis,hypocalcaemia.hypokalemia,high dose narcotics,myocardial infarction,haemorrhage.
