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1. Hypercapnic respiratory failure:
Answer
INCREASED CO2 (greater than 50mm Hg) and DECREASED pH (less than 7.35),
Telling us it's a VENTILATION problem, pteither not breathing enough or has an air
trapping diagnosis such as asthma or COPD
2. Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS):
Answer
a form of the sudden onset ofsevere lung dysfunction affecting both lungs, making
breathing extremely difficult
fluid overload in alveoli,hear crackles,
difficulty breathing
prone them (lay them on stomach)
edema, dyspnea, tachypnea, coughing, restless, mild hypoxemia, respiratory alkalosis
x-ray shows all white due to fluid, unstable blood pressure
Get dopamine/nor epi ready
3. PaCO2:
Answer 35-45 mmHg
4. HCO3- (Bicarb):
Answer 22-26 mEq/L5.
PaO2:
Answer 80-100 mmHg
6. Urine specific gravity:
Answer
1.002-1.030
elevated in dehydration, bacteria, ketones, glucose, proteins, blood, cystitisused to measure
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