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ROME
100

What is the normal pH?

7.35-7.45

100

Three Questions to Ask Yourself When Interpreting?

1. Is this a Respiratory or Metabolic Problem?

2. Do we have acidosis or alkalosis?

3. Do we have compensation? 


100

pH: 7.0

PaCO2: 23 

HCO3: 12

Metabolic Acidosis, Partially, Compensated

100

pH: 7.61

PaCO2: 22

HCO3: 25


Respiratory Alkalosis, Uncompensated


100

CO2 -INCREASE

PH -DECREASE

RESPIRATORY ACIDOSIS 

200

What is the normal value of PaCO2?

35-45

200

What does ROME stand for?

RESPIRATORY

OPPOSITE

METABOLIC

EQUAL

200

pH: 7.6

PaCO2 31

HCO3: 25

Respiratory Alkalosis, Uncompensated 

200

pH: 7.35

PaCO2: 72

HCO3: 38

Respiratory Acidosis, Fully Compensated


200

CO2- DECREASE

PH- INCREASE

RESPIRATORY ALKALOSIS 

300

Is HCO3 respiratory or metabolic?

Metabolic

300

What organ are you mostly dealing with when it come to metabolic?

Kidney

300

pH: 7.5

PaCO2: 40

HCO3: 34


Metabolic Alkalosis, Uncompensated

300

pH: 7.55

PCO2: 45

HCO3: -40

Metabolic Alkalosis

300

HCO3- DECREASE

PH- DECREASE

METABOLIC ACIDOSIS

400

What is "M E" in ROME?

M-Metabolic

E-Equal

400

Normal value for HCO3?

22-28

400

pH: 7.39

PaCO2: 27

HCO3: 19

Metabolic Acidosis, Fully Compensated 

400

pH: 7.37

PaCO2: 33

HCO3: 17

Metabolic Acidosis, Fully Compensated

400

HCO3- INCREASE

PH- INCREASE

METABOLIC ALKALOSIS

500

How do you know when it is compensated?

pH is normal

500

When is our graduation date?

May 11th @ 2pm
500

pH: 7.57

PaCO2: 37

HCO3: 30

Metabolic alkalosis, Uncompensated

500

pH: 7.22

PaCO2: 49

HCO3: 28

Respiratory Acidosis, Partially Compensated
500

respiratory? Metabolic? 

Acidosis? Alkalosis?

pH: 7.24

 CO2: 35

 HCO3: 17

METABOLIC ACIDOSIS 

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