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- Case Study: Bob is a 64-year-old male admitted to the emergency room for asthma. His laboratory results are as follows: pH 7.31, pCO2 higher than normal, and total HCO3– also higher than normal. Classify his acid-basebalance as acidosis or alkalosis, and as metabolic or respiratory. Is there evidence of compensation? Propose the mechanism by which asthma contributed to the lab results seen.Assignments Fluid and Electrolytes: Balance and Disturbance 1. Prepare a chart that differentiates between osmosis, diffusion, filtration, and active transport. 2. Prepare a short report on the effects of aging on fluid and electrolyte regulation. 3. Discuss a disease process associated with metabolic acidosis or metabolic alkalosis. Include clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and management. 4.Discuss a disease process associated with respiratory acidosis or respiratory alkalosis. Include clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and management.P 25.Name the transport processes or capillary structure used to move the following substances out of capillaries. CO₂ 0₂ steroids fluid Substance O2, CO2 and steroids Glucose, ions, amino acids and larger molecules glucose ions amino acids, etc. Water Large proteins Fluid (plasma) and any hydrophilic substance dissolved in plasma 26. Define each of the following: OCT water proteins fluid Transport Process or Structure Focus
- Case Study: Kim is a 38-year-old women admitted to the hospital for bulimia. Her laboratory results are as follows: pH 7.48, pCO2 in the normal range, and totalHCO3– higher than normal. Classify her acid-base balance as acidosis or alkalosis, and as metabolic or respiratory. Is there evidence of compensation? Propose the mechanism by which bulimia contributed to the lab results seen.+ 19. Compare the causes, signs and symptoms, and treatment of the following: Causes Net Movement of Water Signs and Symptoms Dehydration Hypotonic Hydration = Overhydration Hypervolemia Definition TreatmentA nurse has a patient who she suspects might have long term respiratory acidosis. Which of the following pieces of information would support her suspicion? 1.An acidic pH and a decrease in Pco2 2. An alkaline (or basic) pH and an increase in Pco2 3. An acidic pH and an increase in Pco2 4. Hyperventilation 5. Hypoventilation 6. Increased plasma HCO3 7. Decreased plasma HCO3 O 1,4, 6 O 2, 5, 6 O 3, 5, 6 O 1, 5, 7 O 3, 4, 6
- a. A 60-year-old man with a history of heavy smoking has the following lab values: pCO2 = 70 mmHg; HCO3- = 30 mmol/L; Arterial pH = 7.25 What is his primary acid base disorder? Metabolic acidosis with no evidence of compensation. Metabolic alkalosis with evidence of a secondary response. Respiratory acidosis with evidence of a secondary response. Respiratory alkalosis with no evidence of compensation. b. A 29-year-old man has been suffering with gastric vomiting for 3 days. What kinds of compensation for his acid base disorder could be occurring in this man? Increased bicarbonate excretion. Increased GFR. Increased respiratory rate. Increased secretion of titratable acids.Graph the pH scale. Label the pH values that represent normal arterial and intracellular pH.. Why do you think a weak acid/weak base chemical buffer system is effective at regulating blood pH?
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