A patient has gone to a physician not feeling good and his blood values show a pH of 7.4, PCO2 of 40 mmHg and 24 mEq/L HCO_3. Is the PCO2 high, low or normal? What is the average quantity of blood contain in an adult?
In acid-base balance, the normal plasma PCO2 and bicarbonate levels are disturbed. Match the changes in this parameter with the disorders in the given choices:Increased plasma bicarbonate (HCO3-) A. Metabolic Acidosis B. Respiratory Alkalosis ...
Arterial blood gas (ABG) showed pH 7.26, pCO2 21 mmHg, pO2 111 mmHg, and HCO3 9 mEq/L, revealing an anion gap and metabolic acidosis with compensatory respiratory alkalosis. Initially, the patient was treated with aggressive fluid management, IV antibiotics, and sodium bicarbonate; however, ...
In general, the normal carbonates form preferentially at temperatures less than 200 ◦C given sufficient pCO2/mole fraction of CO2. With insufficient amounts of CO2, the hydroxycarbonates are generally preferred regardless of temperature. As previously mentioned, the normal carbonates of the lighter ...