Acid Base Balance
This is a state of balance or equilibrium needed to sustain life.
What is homeostasis.
Oxygenated travels from the heart to the tissues through these.
What are arteries.
This electrolyte can be found in dried fruit, red meat, bananas, and fish.
What is potassium.
This is the second most important life sustaining substance in the body.
What is water.
This blood test is used to measure electrolytes values in the body.
What is a basic metabolic panel.
This acid-base imbalance would have a low blood pH and a high CO2 value.
What is respiratory acidosis.
This is a lubricant made in the lungs that keeps the alveoli from collapsing.
What is surfactant.
Calcium is important for strong bones and teeth and is also important for this.
What is blood clotting.
Disfunction in the livers and kidneys can result in this fluid alteration.
What is fluid volume excess or hypervolemia.
A patient with low platelet count are at great risk for this.
What is bleeding.
This is the secondary buffer system and is triggered when an acid-base imbalance overwhelms the primary buffer system.
What is the respiratory buffer system.
Deoxygenated blood travels from the right ventricle to the lungs through this.
What is the pulmonary artery.
This electrolyte, found in ECF, stimulates stimulates nerve conduction in the body.
What is sodium.
This hormone tells the kidneys to excrete less urine to conserve water.
What is vasopressin, the antiduretic hormone.
Administration of furosemide (Lasix) would result in this electrolyte imbalance.
What is hypokalemia.
The following signs & symptoms are indicative of which imbalance: hyperventilation, tachycardia, numbness and tingling in extremeties.
What is respiratory alkalosis.
This is a lack of oxygen in a patient's tissues.
What is hypoxia.
Potassium, found in ICF, is key to this life sustaining process of the body,
What is preserving normal cardiac rhythms or maintaining smooth muscle contraction.
Extracellular fluid consists of these two areas.
What are interstitial space and intravascular space.
Decreased urinary output, increased thirst, irritability and confusion are signs and symptoms of this electrolyte imbalance.
What is hypernatremia.
Replace bicarbonate and correct potassium are treatments for this acid-base imbalance?
What is metabolic acidosis.
Pink, frothy sputum is an indication of this respiratory condition.
What is pulmonary edema.
When molecules move from a higher concentration to a lower concentration, they utilize this type of water distribution process.
This solution moves water from extracellular space into the cells.
What is hypotonic.
IV replacement of this electrolyte is never IV push as it is hard on peripheral veins and will likely cause the patient pain.
What is potassium.