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PANCE Prep Pearls: 2nd Ed. (2017) | Physician Assistant (PA) School Study Aid

How to Interpret Acid Base Disorders

pH, pCO2, HCO3 (Bicarbonate)

Acidosis

Alkalosis

pCO2

Opposite Direction As pH

Respiratory Acidosis

Respiratory Alkalosis

HCO3 (Bicarbonate)

Same Direction As pH

Metabolic Acidosis

Metabolic Alkalosis

3 mins

Respiratory Alkalosis

Hyperventilation

High Altitude

Aspirin

Restrictive Lung Disease

Pulmonary Embolism

Pregnancy

Progesterone

Rib Fracture

Anxiety

2 mins

Respiratory Acidosis

Hypoventilation

Increased PaCO2 > 45

Barbiturates Depress Central Respiratory Center of Brain

Opioids Depress Central Respiratory Center of the Brain

Airway Obstruction

Respiratory Muscle Weakness/Paralysis

3 mins

Metabolic Alkalosis

Diuretic use

Vomiting

Antacid

Hyperaldosteronism

26 secs

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