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MDRT5: Advanced Acid-Base

An animal suffering from a primary respiratory acidosis will compensate by:

Ncreasing CO2 by decreasing their respiratory rate

Decreasing CO2 by increasing their respiratory rate

Increasing HCO3 via the kidneys

Decreasing HCO3 via the kidneys

A patient with an increased A-a gradient has:

A disease process involving the lungs

Metabolic acidosis

A neurologic issue causing respiratory acidosis

Not enough information to answer the question

3. A patient has a PaO2 of 267 with a FiO2 of 60%. Is this patient oxygenating properly?

Yes

Which of the following should make you think that the patient might have a mixed disorder?

Increased CO2 and increased HCO3

Decreased CO2 and decreased HCO3

Dramatic decrease in pH

Dramatic increase in CO2

A patient suffering from acidosis will also have which of the following:

Increase in circulating K+

Decrease in circulating K+

Decrease in HCO3

Normal anion gap

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