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WCU Advanced Med Surg Exam 1 Questions
And Answers 2025 Update.


Respiratory acidosis risk factors - Answer✔respiratory depression, pneumothorax, airway
obstructions, inadequate ventilation


Respiratory acidosis clinical manifestaions - Answer✔confusion, anxiety, cyanotic, coma


respiratory acidosis interventions - Answer✔maintain patent airway, reversal agent for
narcotics, regulate vent therapy, bronchodilators, mucolytics


Respiratory alkalosis risk factors - Answer✔hyperventilation (anxiety, head trauma, salicylate
toxicity), hypoxemia (PNA, altitude sickness, shock, asphyxiation)


Respiratory alkalosis interventions - Answer✔Regulate 02 therapy, reduce anxiety, rebreathing
techniques


metabolic acidosis risk factors - Answer✔DKA, starvation, lactic acidosis (seizures), kidney/liver
failure, diarrhea, overdose (salicylates or ethanol, pancreatitis, liver failure


metabolic acidosis clinical manifestations - Answer✔bradycardia, weak pulses, hypotension,
tachypnea, confusion, flaccid paralysis, drowsiness, warm flushed skin, kussmaul's respirations


Metabolic acidosis interventions - Answer✔treat underlying causes. adminster fluids,
electrolyes, sodium bicarbonate (1 mEq/kg)



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metabolic alkalosis risk factors - Answer✔ingestion of antacids, GI suction (acid deficit),
hypokalemia, TPN, blood transfusion, prolonged vomiting


metabolic alkalosis clinical manifestations - Answer✔tachycardia, numbness, tingling,
tetany/hyperreflexia, confusion, convulsions


metabolic alkalosis interventions - Answer✔treat underlying cause, administer fluids,
antiemetics, electrolytes


respiratory system diagnostic procedures - Answer✔pulmonary function test, chest x rays,
sputum culture. CT scan. MRI, ABGs. Bronchoscopy, thoracentesis


pulmonary function tests indications - Answer✔episodes of dyspnea, preoperative if at high risk
for respiratory complications. this assess for lung disease. can cause dizzyness


pulmonary function test prep - Answer✔no smoking for 6-8 hours before test. no inhalers 4-6
hours before the test


pulmonary function test measures: - Answer✔lung volume and capacity, diffusion, gas
exchange, flow rates, airway resistance along the distribution of ventilation


incentive spirometer - Answer✔measures amount of air with inhale and exhale. risk for
dizzyness


incentive spirometer use - Answer✔breathe in tracer gas. This detects when you breathe out
the gas, assess transfer of 02 and c02 in lungs and blood stream


ABGS purpose - Answer✔measures status of oxygenation & acid-base balance of blood. Can
determine effectiveness of treatments, guide 02 therapy, evaluate patient's response when
weaning off vent. Obtained to an arterial puncture through the arterial line




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