Metabolic/ respiratory acidosis and alkalosis

[jennielynn]

Call me stupid--but I'm having such a time with determining whether a person is in respiratory or metabolic acidosis/alkalosis based on the ABG levels. I know how to determine the acidosis/ alkalosis part---its the difference between metabolic and respiratory that screws me up. If anyone has any suggestions on how to tell the two apart--please share!!!!

[edithhanna]

i found this to be very helpful thank you. do you still have those problems?

[iamtimorama]

I'm not sure if this has been mentioned or not, but if you go to ABG Interpretation Quiz you can practice these abg values and get immediate feedback. It also provides a quick blurb with it's reasoning if you don't feel like providing your email address or waiting on packets.

[radicalnana7]

Thank you so much. I know this explanation helped me out so much