Nursing Students NCLEX
Published Dec 12, 2010
L.A
307 Posts
ACID-BASE BALANCE..just saw this question from a rview ctr.just wanna know your ans..tnx..
An arterial blood gas result with a pH of 7.31, paCO2 of 39, PO2 of 92 and HCO3 of 18 indicates;
1. Respiratory alkalosis
2. Metabolic acidosis
3. Metabolic alkalosis
4. Respiratory acidosis.
chillin4me
526 Posts
respiratory acidosis?
actually im not really sure wat will be the correct ans.is..
All I rmember is ROME..(resp.opposite.metabolic equal)..but still im confused..
chillceb,im still waiting for the answer of that rview ctr..they are are posting lots of nclex question kasi,its in Filipino Nurses FB account..:)
cloudstrife1ph
85 Posts
if my technique works, my guess is metabolic acidosis
smitty10
159 Posts
I will go with metabolic acidosis
LindseyRNBSN2011
73 Posts
It is Metabolic Acidosis b/c the pH is decreased so that indicates acidosis and the Bicarbonate is also decreased b/c normal is 22-26 (so go back to the ROME) and they are both eqaul in that they are decreased so it is metabolic acidosis!
Gold2010
490 Posts
actually im not really sure wat will be the correct ans.is..All I rmember is ROME..(resp.opposite.metabolic equal)..but still im confused..
can you plz more explain about just ROME. opposite equal
metabolic acidosis
caliotter3
38,333 Posts
Acid-base balance is one of those difficult topics that is worth the effort to get a handle on before test day. Do a search in this forum and you can find some good posts from the past on the subject.
lilmith
62 Posts
it is metabolic acidosis because the ph is acidic (7.35-7.45), the paCO2 is normal(35-45), the HCO3 is acidic (22-26). therefore it is metabolic acidosis with no compensation.
PJg1120
68 Posts
I would go with METABOLIC ACIDOSIS as well.......