Acid-Base Balance And Fluids Lab Report
Acid-Base Balance and Fluids and Electrolytes
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Respiratory Acidosis
Respiratory acidosis refers to a medical defect in which hypoventilation occurs leading to increased concentration of carbon dioxide in the blood and decreased level of pH. Decreased pH in the blood is generally known as acidosis. The body cells continuously respire and release carbon dioxide. The lungs may fail to efficiently expel the CO2. This condition is known as alveolar hypoventilation and results to hypercania (increased PaCO2). Increased PaCO2 leads to a decrease in the ratio of HCO3- to PaCO2 as well as the pH level (Kee, Paulanka & Polek, 2010). There are two types of respiratory acidosis; acute and …show more content…
Firstly, cellular buffering occurs for period of minutes or even hours. It slightly raises HCO3 whereby for every 10-mm Hg PaCO2 increase, there is a correspondent 1 mEq/L increase in HCO3. Secondly, renal compensation takes place for a period of 3-5 days. This process occurs in the kidneys whereby more carbonic acid is excreted and more bicarbonate is reabsorbed. The condition is treated by administering bronchodilator drugs and using noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation which is also known as BIPAP or CPAP. Caution should be observed since if too rapid corrections are made it could lead to metabolic alkalemia (Kee, Paulanka & Polek, …show more content…
Metabolic acidosis may result in to academia. This is may be because of kidney failure to form bicarbonate (HCO3) or increased hydrogen ions production in the body. There are various causes of this condition and it can result in to death and comma. Metabolic acidosis is due to too much acid accumulation in the body. There are various types of this condition. The primary causes of metabolic acidosis are classified according to their impact on the anion gap; increased and normal anion gap. The latter is caused by renal tubular acidosis, longstanding diarrhea, intoxication, toluene, and kidney failure among others. Increased anion gap is caused by ketoacdosis, uremia, lactic acidosis and methanol intoxication among others (Reddi,
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Date Due
Respiratory Acidosis
Respiratory acidosis refers to a medical defect in which hypoventilation occurs leading to increased concentration of carbon dioxide in the blood and decreased level of pH. Decreased pH in the blood is generally known as acidosis. The body cells continuously respire and release carbon dioxide. The lungs may fail to efficiently expel the CO2. This condition is known as alveolar hypoventilation and results to hypercania (increased PaCO2). Increased PaCO2 leads to a decrease in the ratio of HCO3- to PaCO2 as well as the pH level (Kee, Paulanka & Polek, 2010). There are two types of respiratory acidosis; acute and …show more content…
Firstly, cellular buffering occurs for period of minutes or even hours. It slightly raises HCO3 whereby for every 10-mm Hg PaCO2 increase, there is a correspondent 1 mEq/L increase in HCO3. Secondly, renal compensation takes place for a period of 3-5 days. This process occurs in the kidneys whereby more carbonic acid is excreted and more bicarbonate is reabsorbed. The condition is treated by administering bronchodilator drugs and using noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation which is also known as BIPAP or CPAP. Caution should be observed since if too rapid corrections are made it could lead to metabolic alkalemia (Kee, Paulanka & Polek, …show more content…
Metabolic acidosis may result in to academia. This is may be because of kidney failure to form bicarbonate (HCO3) or increased hydrogen ions production in the body. There are various causes of this condition and it can result in to death and comma. Metabolic acidosis is due to too much acid accumulation in the body. There are various types of this condition. The primary causes of metabolic acidosis are classified according to their impact on the anion gap; increased and normal anion gap. The latter is caused by renal tubular acidosis, longstanding diarrhea, intoxication, toluene, and kidney failure among others. Increased anion gap is caused by ketoacdosis, uremia, lactic acidosis and methanol intoxication among others (Reddi,