pH 7.30, PaCO2 24, PaO2 62, HCO3 16. What is your interpretation?
a. uncompensated respiratory acidosis
b. compensated metabolic acidosis
c. partially compensated metabolic acidosis
d. metabolic alkalosis - C. Partially compensated metabolic acidosis
Your patient's current ABG's are:
pH 7.55, PaCO2 30, PaO2 56, HCO3 25. What is your interpretation?
a. uncompensated respiratory alkalosis
b. uncompensated respiratory acidosis
c. compensated respiratory acidosis
d. mixed disturbance - a. uncompensated respiratory alkalosis
Your patient's current ABG's are:
pH 7.54, previous pH 7.41 and the K+ was 4.7 mEq/L. You would expect the current K+ to be
approximately?
a. 5.3 mEq/L
b. 5.1 mEq/L
c. 3.5 mEq/L
d. 4.1 mEq/L - d 4.1 mEq/L
Your patient's initial ABG values are pH 7.25, PaCO2 51, PaO2 104, HCO3 27, SaO2 97%, EtCO2 54. You
have had the patient on you transport ventilator during you 1 hour flight. Now your EtCO2 is showing 34.
You would anticipate which of the following?
a. pH 7.43
b. pH 7.30
c. pH 7.41
, d. pH 7.40 - c. pH 7.41
the Bohr effect state?
a. in the presence of decreased pH or increased acid, your Hgb will release its load of O2 to the tissues
b. causes of left shift in the oxyhemoglobin dissociation curve
c. occurs primarily in the pulmonary capillaries
d. none of the above - a. in the presence of decreased pH or increased acid, your Hgb will release its load
of O2 to the tissues
Your patient's lab states the current lactate level is 5.3 mmol/L. That value suggests?
a. metabolic acidosis
b. nothing, the value is normal
c. aerobic metabolism is occurring
d. anaerobic metabolism is occurring/ biomarker for morbidity and mortality - d. anaerobic metabolism
is occurring/ biomarker for morbidity and mortality
When pre-oxygenating your RSI patient, you know the strategy for doing so is?
a. displacing the CO2
b. causing nitrogen washout
c. improving shunt
d. all of the above - b. causing nitrogen washout
The proper depth of an 8.0 ETT would be?
a. 21 cm
b. 23 cm
c. 20 cm
d. 24 cm - d. 24 cm
The most common cause of anaphylactic reaction would come from which of the following?
a. latex
b. morphine
c. PCN
d. Neromuscular blocking agents - d. neuromuscular blocking agents
The purpose for using an opioid like fentanyl prior to preforming RSI and intubation is to?
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