Klimek & U-World NCLEX-RN Lecture Notes

Klimek & U-World NCLEX-RN Lecture Notes Arterial Blood Gases Acid/base balance: “Bicarb both bolic” = bicarb and pH match = metabolic; don't match = respiratory “As pH goes, so goes my pt. except for potassium (K+)” Alkalosis = pH up, pt up/hyper: irritable, hyperreflexia (3-4), tachyp, tachyc, seizure, borborygmi, hypoK+ Acidosis = pH down, pt. down/shutdown: chemical reactions in body stop => slow lethargy/obtunded/coma, hyporeflexia (0-1), bradycardia, bradypnea, paralytic ...

Klimek & U-World NCLEX-RN Lecture Notes Arterial Blood Gases Acid/base balance: “Bicarb both bolic” = bicarb and pH match = metabolic; don't match = respiratory “As pH goes, so goes my pt. except for potassium (K+)” Alkalosis = pH up, pt up/hyper: irritable, hyperreflexia (3-4), tachyp, tachyc, seizure, borborygmi, hypoK+ Acidosis = pH down, pt. down/shutdown: chemical reactions in body stop => slow lethargy/obtunded/coma, hyporeflexia (0-1), bradycardia, bradypnea, paralytic ...

Klimek & U-World NCLEX-RN Lecture Notes Arterial Blood Gases Acid/base balance: “Bicarb both bolic” = bicarb and pH match = metabolic; don't match = respiratory “As pH goes, so goes my pt. except for potassium (K+)” Alkalosis = pH up, pt up/hyper: irritable, hyperreflexia (3-4), tachyp, tachyc, seizure, borborygmi, hypoK+ Acidosis = pH down, pt. down/shutdown: chemical reactions in body stop => slow lethargy/obtunded/coma, hyporeflexia (0-1), bradycardia, bradypnea, paralytic ...