ACID-BASE IMBALANCES

Refers to the pathologic process causing a relative excess of acid in the body

• acidosis

• alkalosis

A serum pH of more than 7.45 is considered:

• Acidic

• Alkalinic

An incomplete glucose metabolism produces what type of acid?

• ketoacids

• carbonic acid

• lactic acid

• fatty acids

When CO2 combines with water, what acid does it produce?

• Ketoacids

• carbonic acid

• lactic acid

• fatty acid

When triglyceride metabolism is incomplete, what type of acid is produced?

• lactic acid

• carbonic acid

• fatty acid

• ketoacid

What Acid-Base imbalance condition is usually from hyperventilation?

• Respiratory acidosis

• Respiratory alkalosis

• Metabolic acidosos

• Metabolic alkalosis

Which of the following do NOT belong in the group?

• anxiety

• pain

• hypoxemia

• high altitude

This is a condition where there is loss of acid and lungs excrete excessive amounts of CO2

• respiratory acidosis

• respiratory alkalosis

• metabolic acidosis

• metabolic alkalosis

When there is severe respiratory alkalosis, which of the following does NOT happen?

• seizures

• carpopedal spasm

• syncope

• arrhythmias

What is the major cause of metabolic acidosis?

• hyperventilation

• hypoventilation

• ketoacidosis

• renal failure