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Should you hyperventilate a patient with a head injury?
Yes
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
A patient choking on a hot dog is this respiratory acidosis or respiratory alkalosis?
A patient choking on a hot dog may initially result in respiratory alkalosis due to hyperventilation in response to decreased oxygen levels. If the obstruction continues and impairs adequate gas exchange, it can progress to respiratory acidosis as carbon dioxide builds up in the bloodstream.
When someone is acidosis what hormone drug should be administered?
Insulin should be administered!!
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.
What two medical terms refer to a physiological ph imbalance in a patient?
Acidosis and alkalosis are names for acid and base imbalance respectively.
What is the prognosis for renal tubular acidosis?
Careful balancing of body chemicals will usually produce good results. If there is an underlying disease responsible for the kidney malfunction, it may be the determining factor in the prognosis.
Does rebreathing result in acidosis or alkalosis?
Acidosis
