Modules 1,2 & 3: NUR 2063 / NUR2063 (New
) Essentials of Pathophysiology
Review-Questions and Verified Answers -
Rasmussen
QUESTION
IRespiratoryIalkalosisIvalues
Answer:
IpHI>7.45
CO2I<35
QUESTION
IRespiratoryIalkalosisIcauses
Answer:
IProlongedIhyperventilationI—ItooImuchICO2Iescaping/exhaled
PanicIattack
AnxietyIFearIPain
FeverI(causesIexcessiveIoxygenIutilization,IincreasingIrespirations)ISepsis
AspirinIoverdose
Hyperthyroidism
QUESTION
IRespiratoryIalkalosisIclinicalImanifestations
Answer:
ISeizures
Deep,IrapidIbreathingIHyperventilationITachycardia
I
LowIorInormalIBPIHypokalemia
Numbness,ItinglingIofIextremities
LethargyIandIconfusionILightIheadednessINausea,Ivomiting
,QUESTION
ISignsIandIsymptomsIofIrespiratoryIalkalosis
Answer:
IDryImouth,Iparesthesia,Idizzi-Iness,Isyncope
Tachycardia,Idysrhythmias
Seizures,Icoma,Ideath
QUESTION
IMetabolicIacidosisIvalues
Answer:
IpHI<7.35
HCO3I<22
QUESTION
IMetabolicIacidosisIcauses
Answer:
IDiarrhea
RenalIfailure
DiabeticIKetoacidosis
Starvation
Shock
CardiacIArrest
DrugsIandIToxinsI(antifreeze,Iaspirin)
WatchIforIseizureIactivityIwithIanyIofItheseIcauses
QUESTION
IWhatIelectrolyteIwouldIyouIwantItoIassessIifIpatientIisIhavingIECGIchangesIassociatedIwithI
aImetabolicIacidosis?
,Answer:
IPotassiumI—IforIcardiacIcon-Iduction
QUESTION
IMetabolicIacidosisIsignsIandIsymptoms
Answer:
IHeadache,Iweakness,Ifatigue
KussmualIbreathing,Ihyperkalemia
Hypotension,Idysrhythmias,Ishock,Icoma
QUESTION
IMetabolicIalkalosisIvalues
Answer:
IpHI>7.45
HCO3I>26
QUESTION
IMetabolicIalkalosisIcauses
Answer:
IExcessiveIvomiting
Diarrhea
NGISuctionI(excessive)IAntacids
DiureticsIHypokalemiaIRenalIloss
HypovolemiaI(decreasesIrenalIperfusion)
QUESTION
IMetabolicIalkalosisIclinicalImanifestations
Answer:
IRestlessnessIfollowedIbyIlethar-Igy
, DysrhythmiasI(tachycardia)
I
CompensatoryIhypoventilation
ConfusionI—IdecreasedILOC,Idizzy,Iirritable
Nausea,Ivomiting,Idiarrhea
Tremors,ImuscleIcramps,ItinglingIofIfingersIandItoes
QUESTION
IMetabolicIalkalosisIsignsIandIsymptoms
Answer:
IConfusion,Iseizures,Idysrhythmias
HyperactiveIreflexes,Iparesthesia
RespiratoryIdepression,Icoma,Ideath
QUESTION
INormalIpotassiumI(K+)IrangeIandIrole
Answer:
I3.5-5.0ImEq/LIRoleIinIelectricalIconductionIofItheIheart
QUESTION
IFluidIexcretionIoccursIprimarilyIthroughIwhichImechanisms?
Answer:
IUrinationIandIsweating
QUESTION
IWhichIareaIofItheIbodyIaccountsIforItheIhighestIlossIofIdailyIfluids?
Answer:
ITheIurinaryItract