Acid-base disorders

[noele1213]

I'm hoping someone can help me understand some acid-base disorders. I can look at an ABG and determine whether it's acidosis, alkaloisis, compensated or uncompensated. But that's the easy stuff. I have problems determining whether it's renaL compensated or metabolic compensated. It's the HCO3_ that confuses me. Can someone explain to me when the bicarbonate level is below normal what that actually means, same with it being too high. I really appreciate it! Thank you all...

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[naggytabby, BSN, RN]

someone posted this to another inquiry and you may find it helpful:

http://www.ekgusa.com/ceol/abgmap/abgindex.html

[mom2michael, MSN, RN, NP]

Here are 2 websites with some good ABG information and tutorials.

Good luck!!

http://www.maagnursing.com/ABG/index.php

http://www.acid-base.com/

[Daytonite, BSN, RN]

here are some more links to help you out. you are expected to be an expert on this by monday morning! :rotfl: :

http://medi-smart.com/cardiac3.htm - abg analysis explanation site

http://labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/blood_gases/test.html - an explanation of blood gasses - there are links within the text that you should check out as well

http://medi-smart.com/cc-gas.htm - downloadable pamphlet explaining abg's. great to put on your clipboard!

http://www.vh.org/adult/provider/internalmedicine/abg/introduction.html - a primer on arterial blood gasses from virtual hospital

http://www.gpnotebook.co.uk/simplepage.cfm?id=2134179842 - from gp notebook, a medical encyclopedia, from the uk - must click on links to get more and more specific information

also suggest you bookmark this site and look through the information you can find on family practice notebook at http://www.fpnotebook.com/ at the left side of this page you can click on a link to pulmonary stuff. you can also do a search of the site for specific subjects (such as abg's or metabolic acidosis, etc.). there is great information here that you will be able to use for all your nursing studies, including obstetrics.