PN 4003 FINAL EXAM 2026 COMPREHENSIVE
STUDY GUIDE SOLVED QUESTION SET
◉ Post surgery complications following foot amputation. Answer: •
Phantom Pain (pain that feels like its coming from a body part that is no
longer there)
•Infection
•Hemorrhage
•Self esteem issues
◉ Metabolic Acidosis. Answer: The condition in decreased plasma pH
due to increased acids or decreased bicarbonates
◉ Metabolic Acidosis pH. Answer: Below pH 22 (HCO3)
◉ Metabolic Acidosis S+S. Answer: deep rapid breathing, anorexia,
N+V, headache, confusion, lethargy, malaise, abdominal pain, weakness
◉ Metabolic Acidosis Causes. Answer: •Loss of intestinal fluid
•Renal failure
•Hyperkalemia
◉ Metabolic Alkalosis. Answer: Accumulation of bases or decreased
hydrogen ion concentration
, ◉ Metabolic Alkalosis pH. Answer: Above pH 26 (HCO3)
◉ Metabolic Alkalosis Causes. Answer: •Diuretics
•Loss of gastric secretions
•Excessive oral bicarbonates
◉ Metabolic Alkalosis S+S. Answer: anorexia, N+V, circumoral
paresthesia, confusion, foot spasms
◉ Respiratory Acidosis. Answer: Condition where the lungs can't
remove all the CO2
◉ Respiratory Acidosis pH. Answer: Above pH 45 (PCO2)
◉ Respiratory Acidosis Causes. Answer: •Asthma
•COPD
•Pulmonary Fibrosis
(diseases of the lung tissue)
◉ Respiratory Acidosis S+S. Answer: SOB, apnea, diaphoresis,
tachycardia, N+V
STUDY GUIDE SOLVED QUESTION SET
◉ Post surgery complications following foot amputation. Answer: •
Phantom Pain (pain that feels like its coming from a body part that is no
longer there)
•Infection
•Hemorrhage
•Self esteem issues
◉ Metabolic Acidosis. Answer: The condition in decreased plasma pH
due to increased acids or decreased bicarbonates
◉ Metabolic Acidosis pH. Answer: Below pH 22 (HCO3)
◉ Metabolic Acidosis S+S. Answer: deep rapid breathing, anorexia,
N+V, headache, confusion, lethargy, malaise, abdominal pain, weakness
◉ Metabolic Acidosis Causes. Answer: •Loss of intestinal fluid
•Renal failure
•Hyperkalemia
◉ Metabolic Alkalosis. Answer: Accumulation of bases or decreased
hydrogen ion concentration
, ◉ Metabolic Alkalosis pH. Answer: Above pH 26 (HCO3)
◉ Metabolic Alkalosis Causes. Answer: •Diuretics
•Loss of gastric secretions
•Excessive oral bicarbonates
◉ Metabolic Alkalosis S+S. Answer: anorexia, N+V, circumoral
paresthesia, confusion, foot spasms
◉ Respiratory Acidosis. Answer: Condition where the lungs can't
remove all the CO2
◉ Respiratory Acidosis pH. Answer: Above pH 45 (PCO2)
◉ Respiratory Acidosis Causes. Answer: •Asthma
•COPD
•Pulmonary Fibrosis
(diseases of the lung tissue)
◉ Respiratory Acidosis S+S. Answer: SOB, apnea, diaphoresis,
tachycardia, N+V
