NURSING 225 EXAM 2 QUESTION AND CORRECT ANSWERS

NURSING 225 EXAM 2 QUESTION AND CORRECT ANSWERS what patient conditions could result in respiratory acidosis - Correct Answer Hypoventilation due to drugs that cause cns depression o copd Asthma Obesity What are treatments for respiratory acidosis(RA) - Correct Answer Bipap/cpap/intubation -corticosteroids -Drug reversal agent ie narcan Chronic pain is defined as pain that lasts longer than how many months - Correct Answer 3 Treatments for chronic pain include which medication types - Correct Answer SSRI's- preferred over opiates Long acting opiates gabapentin Cymbalta (neuropathy, GAD, MDD) -Methotrexate (immunodepressant for arthritis) An acid is defined as any substance that.... - Correct Answer Gives off free floating hydrogren ions when dissolved in water a base is defined as a substance that - Correct Answer Absorbs free floating hydrogen ions What are example of the major buffers in the blood that regulate PH - Correct Answer Bicarbonate(hc03) and carbonic acid(H2co3) Function/time/examples of chemical ph buffers in blood - Correct Answer Protein buffers-calbumin,globulins, hemoglobin Chemical-bicarb and phosphate