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What is the traditional classification of acid–base disturbance?
What is the traditional classification of acid–base disturbance?
- By alveolar ventilation and hypoventilation
- By pH disturbance and aetiology
- By volatile and non-volatile acids
- By respiratory and metabolic origin (correct)
What are acids of respiratory origin known as?
What are acids of respiratory origin known as?
- Fixed acids
- Non-volatile acids
- Volatile acids (correct)
- Alkaline acids
What may cause hypoventilation in respiratory acidosis?
What may cause hypoventilation in respiratory acidosis?
- Overactive respiratory centre
- Depression of the respiratory centre (correct)
- Reduced carbon dioxide levels
- Acidic environment in the lungs
What results in respiratory acidosis?
What results in respiratory acidosis?
What condition may lead to a decrease in alveolar ventilation and a PaCO2 >6.0?
What condition may lead to a decrease in alveolar ventilation and a PaCO2 >6.0?
What term is used when the kidneys increase HCO3 reabsorption as a metabolic compensation for respiratory acidosis?
What term is used when the kidneys increase HCO3 reabsorption as a metabolic compensation for respiratory acidosis?
Which disorder is characterized by low plasma HCO3 concentration?
Which disorder is characterized by low plasma HCO3 concentration?
Which condition may result in an increase in fixed acid, leading to metabolic acidosis?
Which condition may result in an increase in fixed acid, leading to metabolic acidosis?
What may cause hypercapnoeic acidosis in the context of anesthesia?
What may cause hypercapnoeic acidosis in the context of anesthesia?
What is a potential cause of hypercapnoeic acidosis related to laparoscopic surgery?
What is a potential cause of hypercapnoeic acidosis related to laparoscopic surgery?
What term is used for the increase in HCO3 reabsorption by the kidneys as a metabolic compensation for respiratory acidosis?
What term is used for the increase in HCO3 reabsorption by the kidneys as a metabolic compensation for respiratory acidosis?
Which condition may lead to a persistent respiratory acidosis and increased HCO3 reabsorption by the kidneys?
Which condition may lead to a persistent respiratory acidosis and increased HCO3 reabsorption by the kidneys?
What term refers to the characteristic of metabolic acidosis with low plasma HCO3 concentration?
What term refers to the characteristic of metabolic acidosis with low plasma HCO3 concentration?
In which condition may an increase in fixed acid lead to metabolic acidosis?
In which condition may an increase in fixed acid lead to metabolic acidosis?
What may contribute to hypercapnoeic acidosis in the context of anesthesia?
What may contribute to hypercapnoeic acidosis in the context of anesthesia?
What is a potential cause of hypercapnoeic acidosis related to laparoscopic surgery?
What is a potential cause of hypercapnoeic acidosis related to laparoscopic surgery?
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