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Practice Problems Acid-Base Imbalances interpretation of Arterial Blood Gases (ABG)

Practice Problems Acid-Base Imbalances interpretation of Arterial Blood Gases (ABG). Getting an arterial blood gas sample. Ulnar Artery. Radial Artery. Blood Gas Report Acid-Base Information pH PCO 2 HCO 3 [calculated vs measured] Oxygenation Information PO 2 [oxygen tension]

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Practice Problems Acid-Base Imbalances interpretation of Arterial Blood Gases (ABG)

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  1. Practice Problems Acid-Base Imbalancesinterpretation of Arterial Blood Gases (ABG)

  2. Getting an arterial blood gas sample

  3. Ulnar Artery Radial Artery

  4. Blood Gas Report • Acid-Base Information • pH • PCO2 • HCO3 [calculated vs measured] • Oxygenation Information • PO2 [oxygen tension] • SO2 [oxygen saturation]

  5. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY ACID-BASE DERANGEMENTS End-Point: A Constant PCO2/[HCO3- ] Ratio Acid-Base Disorder Primary Change Compensatory Change Respiratory acidosis PCO2 up HCO3 up Respiratory alkalosis PCO2 down HCO3 down Metabolic acidosis HCO3 down PCO2 down Metabolic alkalosis HCO3 up PCO2 up

  6. Steps for interpretation of ABG • Know normal values of pH, (PCO2), and (HCO3-). • Look at the patient's ABG's to determine what's abnormal high or low. • Correlate the abnormal values of PCO2 and HCO3- to the abnormality of pH. • Name the disorder, the cause, and the source of any compensation.

  7. Steps 1- Normal values for ABG's: • pH range 7.35 - 7.45 • PCO2 40 mm Hg • HCO3- 24 mEq/L 2- Evalutatethe patient's ABG's: • is the pH normal? Is it too high or too low? Is it acidosis or alkalosis? • Is the HCO3- normal? Is it too high or too low? Will it cause acidosis or alkalosis? Will it correct acidosis or alkalosis? • Is the CO2 normal? Is it too high or too low? Will it cause acidosis or alkalosis? Will it correct acidosis or alkalosis?

  8. 3-Correlate the abnormal values: • If only one of the two parameters (CO2 or HCO3-) is abnormal, then its value should be consistent with the pH (for example, if the CO2 is high, since that causes a drop in pH, the pH should be low). • If both of the parameter are abnormal, then usually one is CAUSING the problem, and the other is trying to CORRECT (COMPENSATE FOR) the problem. (For example, if the CO2 is high, and is causing the pH imbalance, then the pH must be low, since CO2 behaves as an acid. If HCO3- level is also abnormal, then usually it will be high, to compensate for the low pH, since it is a base.)

  9. 4- Name the disorder: • Respiratory acidosis (with or without renal compensation) • Respiratory alkalosis(with or without renal compensation) • Metabolic acidosis (with or without respiratory compensation) • Metabolic alkalosis (with or without respiratory compensation) 5- Suggest a possible cause. For example, a cause of chronic respiratory acidosis is emphysema.

  10. Practice Problem 1ABG's:  pH 7.31   PCO255 mm Hg   HCO3- 28 mEq/L • Normal values for ABG's: pH range 7.35 - 7.45 PCO2 35 - 45 mm Hg HCO3-, 24 - 28 mEq/L • pH is too low - acidosis;  PCO2is too high, would cause acidosis or correct alkalosis; HCO3- is normal, neither causing nor correcting imbalance • high PCO2is correlated with low pH, which is consistent with patient's report because PCO2is causing the problem, this is respiratory acidosis; because bicarbonate is normal, there is no compensation

  11. Practice Problem 2 ABG's: pH 7.31 PCO2 55 mm Hg HCO3- 35 mEq/L • pH – low = acidosis • PCO2 – high = respiratory acidosis • HCO3 - high = renal compensation

  12. Practice Problem 3 ABG's: pH 7.31 PCO2 35 mm Hg HCO3- 20 mEq/L • pH – low = acidosis • PCO2 – normal; no compensation • HCO3 - low = metabolic acidosis

  13. Practice Problem 4 ABG's: pH 7.31 PCO2 25 mm Hg HCO3- 20 mEq/L • pH – low = acidosis • PCO2 – low = respiratory compensation • HCO3 - low = metabolic acidosis

  14. Practice Problem 5 ABG's: pH 7.48 PCO2 25 mm Hg HCO3- 24 mEq/L • pH – high = alkalosis • PCO2 – low = respiratory alkalosis • HCO3 - normal; no compensation

  15. Practice Problem 6 ABG's: pH 7.48 PCO2 25 mm Hg HCO3- 20 mEq/L • pH – high = alkalosis • PCO2 – low = respiratory alkalosis • HCO3 - low = renal compensation

  16. Practice Problem 7 ABG's: pH 7.48 PCO2 40 mm Hg HCO3- 33 mEq/L • pH – high = alkalosis • PCO2 – normal; no compensation • HCO3 – high = metabolic alkalosis

  17. Practice Problem 8 ABG's: pH 7.48 PCO2 55 mm Hg HCO3- 33 mEq/L • pH – high = alkalosis • PCO2 – high = respiratory compensation • HCO3 – high = metabolic alkalosis

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