Acid Base
Name of more plentiful acid in the body?
Carbonic Acid
3 Hormones Release with Thyroid
T3, T4 and Calcitonin
Two types of COPD?
Emphysema & Chronic Bronchitis
2 Primary Functions of Renal System
Elimination and Filtering
Normal Albumin Level
3.5-5
What imbalance is this?
pH - 7.29
paO2 - 89
PaCO2 -49
HCO3 - 23
O2 Sat - 98
Respiratory Acidosis
4 main labs with Thyroid
T3, T4, TSH, TSI
Name a Short Acting Beta 2 Agonist used for Bronchodilation
Albuterol
Generally stones smaller than this are passable
5mm
19 - 24.9
Name the Three ways the body keeps the balance?
Buffers, Lungs, Kidney
This thyroid medication contains both Levothyroxine and Liothyronine.
Desiccated Thryoid
Peak Flow Reading of the YELLOW zone
50-80%
This is caused by gout and high purine intake in diet (organ meat, legumes, fish)
Excess Uric Acid
Post-Op Obese patients are at increased surgical risk for what three risks?
PE, Thrombo-embolus or death
Normal ABG values?
pH, PaO2, Pa CO2, HCO3, Oxygen Saturation
•pH – 7.35 – 7.45
•Pa O-2 – 80 – 100
•Pa CO-2 – 35 – 45
•HCO-3 21 – 28
•Oxygen saturation: - 95 – 100
Use this medication in myxedema coma because of its rapid onset and short half life.
Liothyronine Sodium (Synthetic T3)
Cor Pulmonale is heart failure of what side?
Right
What condition is most likely to put you at risk for renal calculi?
Dehydration
Someone post gastric bypass can Preventing dumping syndrome by (Name 3 of 6)
■Sitting up after a meal
■Eat small frequent meals
■Meals should be low carb and low fat
■Limit amount of liquid with meals – 30ml/meal
■Do not use straws
■Eat slowly
What imbalance is this?
pH - 7.48
paO2 - 91
PaCO2 -41
HCO3 - 31
O2 Sat - 97
Metabolic Akalosis
Bugling Eyes and Pretibial Myxedema are s/s of what thyroid illness?
Graves Disease
This term is used to describe the amount of air left in the lungs after forced expiration?
Residual Volume
These types of stones put are commonly a result of UTI
Struvite Stones
Nutritional Screening should occur within how long of the patient admission?
24 hours