More lab help please

neru129 · Oct 24, 2009

ok...well from what i am getting from these labs is that the patient is in respiratory acidosis because of the elevated co2. since the hco3 levels are also increased that indicates the patient is compensating for the resp acidosis; the normal ph level indicates that the patient is fully compensating.

i hope this helps.

lillysa1919 · Oct 24, 2009

thats what i was thinking but he didnt have any symptoms of resp acidosis... but i think thats what im going with because i have no idea what else it could be...

thank for the help:yeah: :yeah:

neru129 · Oct 24, 2009

well if the patient is compensating he wont have symptoms... only the lab results would show

mcknis · Oct 24, 2009

yeah the ABGs dont look too bad. I would love these values on any hospitalized pt with Resp or Met issues. but since the pH is ever so slightly elevated from neutral (7.4) and the HCO3 is slightly elevated...it would make it a met issue if you would even want to classify it as anything (remember ROME). No matter what you dx this as, it still shouldn't be a worrisome issue. Just go off of how your pt clinically appears!