Which Acid/Base Imbalance and Why?
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Early ASA toxicity | Metabolic Acidosis. Increased acid intake |
| COPD | Respiratory Acidosis. Lungs are retaining CO2 |
| Fasting/Starvation | Metabolic Acidosis. Increased metabolic acids: breaking fat down into free fatty acids. |
| Panic Attacks | Respiratory Alkalosis. Hyperventilation: lungs excrete too much CO2, leaving a carbonic acid deficit. |
| Narcotic Overdose | Respiratory Acidosis. Lungs retain CO2. |
| Renal Failure | Metabolic Acidosis. Decreased acid excretion (including decreased H+ excretion) and production of HCO3. |
| Diarrhea | Metabolic Acidosis. Increased HCO3 loss. (Stomach is acidic, intestines are alkaline) |
| Too much NaCl infusion | Metabolic Acidosis. Increased acid intake & Chloride excretes bicarb. |
| Anxiety | Respiratory Alkalosis. Hyperventilation: Lungs are excreting too much CO2. |
| Vomiting | Metabolic Alkalosis. Losing H+ ions. |
| Emphysema | Respiratory Acidosis. Lungs are retaining too much CO2. |
| Too much NaHCO3 | Metabolic Alkalosis. Increased HCO3 intake. |
| Intestinal suction | Metabolic Acidosis. Increased HCO3 loss. (Intestines are alkaline) |
| Pneumonia | Respiratory Acidosis. Lungs are retaining too much CO2. |
| DKA | Metabolic Acidosis. Increased metabolic acid. |
| Gastric Suctioning | Metabolic Alkalosis. Increased H+ loss. As HCl lost, HCO3 is retained as a replacement ion. (Stomach is acidic) |
| CHF | Respiratory Acidosis. Lugs retain CO2. |
| Antacid abuse | Metabolic Alkalosis. Increased HCO3 intake. |
| Cardiac arrest | Respiratory or Metabolic Acidosis. Increased metabolic acids. |
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