You have a COPDer that has an acute ventilatory failure superimposed on a chronic ventilatory failure.  You expect his ABG values (from the patient’s baseline) will be the following:  pH low, PCO2 high, HCO3 high, PaO2 low.

Why does your COPD patient have cor pulmonale? Choose all that apply.

EXTRA CREDIT worth 4 points Your patient has a PCO2 of 61 mmHg. What would you expect the pH and HCO3 to be? Show work pH HCO3 must be exact and have units of measure

Trigeminy is when a PVC may be seen after every two normal heartbeats.

Your patient’s pCO2 is 65 mmHg. What would you expect the pH and HCO3 to be? Show work pH: HCO3: Be exact.

Your patient has pulmonary fibrosis. How will this affect the diffusion capacity and why? Choose all that apply.

Your patient’s pCO2 is 30 mmHg. What would you expect the pH and HCO3 to be? Show work pH: HCO3:

Your patient has acute renal disease. How could this affect the ABG and anion gap?

Your patient is having seizures. You know this will decrease the SvO2.

A person that cannot see blues and yellows has a(n) _______ cone deficiency.