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Respiratory Alkalosis Assessment

Respiratory alkalosis&nbsp;assessment can be learned through the story of the respirator elk-loser and assess-man, trying to find the best route down from a mountain.This condition leads to the blood values of increased pH, greater than 7.45, the up-arrow pH greater than 7.45,&nbsp;and a decreased PaCO2, shown by the partial-pressure-gauge CO2 less than 35, which told the elk he had gone too high up this mountain peak. This condition can be caused by hyperventilation, the hiker-vent who is giving the elk bad directions down. Brainstem stimulation can lead to respiratory alkalosis, the brain-stem taking the hiker's directions, head injury, the injured head on this booby-trapped pathway, and can also lead to&nbsp;shock, the shocking of the brainstem. Light-headedness can occur from this metabolic status, the light-head guy who was also mislead, as he stumbled into pins and needles which got stuck in his lips and fingers, as patients can also have tingling lips or fingers. An alkalotic state can cause transient hypocalcemia, which can present as Trousseau's sign, the truce-handshake used to save someone on the hiking path, or Chvostek's sign,&nbsp;the chopsticks poking into his face. Anxiety can cause, and also be exacerbated by respiratory alkalosis, which is shown as the anxiety bag. So let's review respiratory alkalosis. It causes a pH level above 7.45 and a PaCO2 below 35. It can be caused by hyperventilation, or brainstem stimulation, which can originate from head injury or shock. It can lead to lightheadedness, tingling lips or fingers, Trousseau's sign and Chvostek's's sign. Anxiety can lead to respiratory alkalosis, but patients in this state may also be anxious.

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Respirator Elk-loser and Assess-man

Acid Base

Assessment

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Increased pH greater than 7.45

Increased pH > 7.45

Which of the following assessments would most likely be indicative of respiratory alkalosis?

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Hiker-vent

Hyperventilation

Which of the following assessments is most likely indicative of respiratory alkalosis?

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Brain-stem Stimulated

Brainstem Stimulation

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Head Injured

Head Injury

Which of the following assessments is most likely to be a cause of respiratory alkalosis?

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Shocking

Shock

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Light-head

Lightheadedness

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Pins and Needles on Lips and Fingers

Tingling Lips or Fingers

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Truce-handshake

Trousseau's

Chvostek's & Trousseau's Signs

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Chopsticks

Chvostek's Sign

Facial nerve

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Anxiety-bag

Anxiety

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Decreased PaCO2 less than 35 mmHg

Decreased PaCO2 < 35 mmHg

Which of the following assessments would most likely indicative of respiratory alkalosis?

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Potter, Perry, Stockert & Hall, 2017, Fundamentals of Nursing, 9th Ed.

Updated audio to show that this is pH > 7.45.

This Picmonic was reviewed for academic accuracy and the quiz was improved.

Assess-man is rethinking riding his Respirator elk-loser up this mountain peak. Unbeknownst to him, the elk is nervously afraid of heights and begins to panic while frantically trying to figure the best way to get down the mountain. They didn't realize how high they were until the up-arrow pH meter was greater than 7.45 and the elk was breathing so rapidly that the partial-pressure-gauge CO2 was less than 35. The hiker-vent is a no-good prankster who likes to see people fail. So he gave them directions to the bottom, but this path was riddled with obstacles. The brain-stem took his advice, and ended up getting his head injured by the vent and got shocked by walking into the bulb. The light-head took the hiker's advice, and ended up walking into pins and needles, getting them all over its lips and fingers. The elk then looks to its right, easing its fears. It sees that even if this path looks more difficult, it is a road filled with altruism and kindness. It's the type of trail where truce-handshakes prevail and keep people from falling off a cliff; where chopsticks are attempting to feed traders a noodley snack. Only they miss your mouth and hit your cheek. Because they're chopsticks and can't see. However, elk-loser is still stuck on that mountain and has to use an Anxiety-bag to calm down. Will this elk-loser make his way down the mountain? Find out in Respiratory Alkalosis Interventions.

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A 16-year-old cheerleader is upset after her boyfriend of two months broke up with her. She is breathing at a rate of 30 resp/minute. Which acid/base imbalance should the nurse know her patient may develop?

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