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DescriptionAcid–base imbalance is an abnormality of the human body’s normal balance of acids and bases that causes the plasmapH to deviate out of the normal range (7.35 to 7.45). I. Respiratory AlkalosisRespiratory Alkalosis is an acid-base imbalance characterized by decreased partial pressure of arterial carbon dioxide and increased blood pH Contributing Factors:
II. Respiratory AcidosisRespiratory Acidos is is an acid-base imbalance characterized by increased partial pressure of arterialcarbon dioxide and decreased blood pH. Contributing Factors:
III. Metabolic AlkalosisMetabolic Alkalosis is an acid-base imbalance characterized by excessive loss of acid or excessive gain of bicarbonate.
IV. Metabolic AcidosisMetabolic Acidosis is an acid-base imbalance resulting from excessive absorption or retention of acid or excessive excretion of bicarbonate. Contributing Factors:
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Nursing Care PlansNursing Care Plan for Respiratory AlkalosisNursing Diagnosis
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Nursing Care Plan for Respiratory AcidosisNursing Diagnosis
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Nursing Care Plan for Metabolic AlkalosisThese are general interventions for patients with Metabolic Alkalosis. Desired Outcomes
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Administer medications as indicated: Correcting sodium, water, and chloride defects may be all that is needed to permit kidneys to excrete bicarbonate and correct alkalosis, but must be used with caution in patients with HF or renal insufficiency.
Nursing Care Plan for Metabolic AcidosisHere are general interventions for patients with metabolic acidosis. Desired Outcomes
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Administer medications as indicated:
Which complication would the nurse try to prevent in a client who is hyperventilating quizlet?Which complication would the nurse prevent by addressing the needs of a hyperventilating client? Hyperventilation causes excessive loss of carbon dioxide, leading to carbonic acid deficit and respiratory alkalosis.
Does hyperventilation cause respiratory acidosis?Alveolar hyperventilation leads to hypocapnia and thus respiratory alkalosis whereas alveolar hypoventilation induces hypercapnia leading to respiratory acidosis.
Does hyperventilation cause respiratory alkalosis?Respiratory alkalosis is usually caused by over-breathing (called hyperventilation) that occurs when you breathe very deeply or rapidly. Causes of hyperventilation include: Anxiety or panic. Fever.
Why does hyperventilation cause a patient to exhale?When a person hyperventilates they exhale more carbon dioxide than normal. As a result the carbon dioxide concentration in the blood is reduced and the bicarbonate/carbonic acid equilibrium shifts to the left.
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