WorksheetsABG INTERPRETING
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Measurement of arterial blood gas shows pH 7.3, PaCO2 68 mm Hg, HCO3 28 mmol/L, and PaO2 60 mm Hg. How would you interpret this?
Respiratory Acidosis, Uncompensated
Respiratory Acidosis, Partially Compensated
Metabolic Alkalosis, Uncompensated
Metabolic Acidosis, Partially Compensated
Measurement of arterial blood gas shows pH 7.0, PaO2 90 mm Hg, PaCO2 23 mm Hg, and HCO3 12 mmol/L; What is your assessment?
Respiratory Acidosis, Uncompensated
Respiratory Acidosis, Partially Compensated
Metabolic Alkalosis, Uncompensated
Metabolic Acidosis, Partially, Compensated
Measurement of arterial blood gas reveals pH 7.6, PaO2 120 mm Hg, PaCO2 31 mm Hg, and HCO3 25 mmol/L.
Respiratory Alkalosis, Uncompensated
Respiratory Acidosis, Partially Compensated
Metabolic Alkalosis, Uncompensated
Metabolic Alkalosis, Partially Compensated
Measurement of arterial blood gas shows pH 7.5, PaO2 85 mm Hg, PaCO2 40 mm Hg, and HCO3 34 mmol/L. What acid-base disorder is shown?
Respiratory Alkalosis, Uncompensated
Respiratory Acidosis, Partially Compensated
Metabolic Alkalosis, Uncompensated
Metabolic Alkalosis, Partially Compensated
Measurement of arterial blood gas shows pH 7.10, PaCO2 70 mm Hg, and HCO3 24 mEq/L. What does this mean?
Respiratory Alkalosis, Partially Compensated
Respiratory Acidosis, Uncompensated
Metabolic Alkalosis, Partially Compensated
Metabolic Acidosis, Uncompensated
The ABG results show pH 7.39, PaCO2 27 mmHg, and HCO3 19 mEq/L. What does this mean?
Respiratory Alkalosis, Fully Compensated
Metabolic Acidosis, Uncompensated
Metabolic Acidosis, Fully Compensated
Respiratory Acidosis, Uncompensated
What two organs in the body serve as a compensatory function to maintain acid-base balance?
Kidneys and Lungs
Lungs and Spleen
Heart and Liver
Gallbladder and Appendix
Match the acid-base status of the following blood samples to the disorders in the given choices. (PaCO2 values are in mm Hg and bicarbonate values in mmol/l).
pH 7.57, PaCO2 22, HCO3- 17
Respiratory Acidosis, Partially Compensated
Respiratory Alkalosis, Uncompensated
Metabolic Acidosis, Partially Compensated
Respiratory Alkalosis, Partially Compensated
In a patient undergoing surgery, it was vital to aspirate the contents of the upper gastrointestinal tract. After the operation, the following values were acquired from an arterial blood sample: pH 7.55, PCO2 52 mm Hg and HCO3- 40 mmol/l. What is the underlying disorder?
Respiratory Acidosis
Respiratory Alkalosis
Metabolic Acidosis
Metabolic Alkalosis
Client Z is admitted to the hospital and is to undergo brain surgery. The client is very anxious and scared of the upcoming surgery. He begins to hyperventilate and becomes very dizzy. The client loses consciousness and the STAT ABGs reveal pH 7.61, PaCO2 22 mmHg, and HCO3 25 mEq/L. What is the ABG interpretation based on the findings?
Metabolic Acidosis, Uncompensated
Respiratory Alkalosis, Partially Compensated
Respiratory Alkalosis, Uncompensated
Metabolic Alkalosis, Partially Compensated
