Causes of acid-base
imbalances: First ask
yourself, "Is it _______?" If
yes, then it's _______.
Then ask yourself: "Are they
_______ or ______?" If
_______, pick _______. If
_______, pick _______
lung, respiratory, overventilating,
underventilating, overventilating,
alkalosis, underventilating, acidosis
, Causes of acid-base
imbalances: If it's not lung,
then it's _______. If the
patient has _______
_______ vomiting or
suctioning, pick _______.
For everything else that
isn't lung, pick _______
_______. When you don't
know what to pick, choose
_______
metabolic, prolonged(days) gastric,
alkalosis, metabolic acidosis,
metabolic acidosis
High pressure alarms are
triggered by _______
resistance to air flow.
increased
High pressure alarms are
triggered by increased
resistance to airflow and
can be caused by
obstructions of three types:
_______-> action: _____,
_______-> action: _____,
_______-> action: _____
(Least invasive to most)
kinked tube-> action: unkink
water in tube-> action:empty
mucus in airway-> action: cough
and deep breathe
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