Acid Base

Acid-Base balance Questions and answers Respiratory acidosis Metabolic acidosis Respiratory alkalosis Metabolic alkalosis Buffer system What causes Metabolic alkalosis? The nurse reviews the arterial blood gas results of a client and notes the following: pH 7.45, Paco2 of 30 mm Hg (30 mm Hg), and HCO3- of 20 mEq/L (20 mmol/L). The nurse analyzes these results as indicating which condition? The nurse is caring for a client with a nasogastric tube that is attached to l...

Acid-Base Balance Practice Questions answered correctly A patient had 5 liters of fluid removed during a paracentesis. What intravenous (IV) solution may be used to pull fluid into the intravascular space after the paracentesis? 0.9% sodium chloride Lactated Ringer's solution 5% dextrose in 0.45% saline A nurse reviews the arterial blood gas results of a client and notes the following: pH 7.45, Pco2 of 30, and HCO3- of 22. The nurse analyzes these results as indicating which c...