Medical Knowledge Quiz

• Condition is related to the heart and great vessels
• It always starts as pneumothorax
• Symptoms include tracheal deviation towards the affected side
• Lung sounds are absent
• Vital signs are low
• Oxygen levels are decreasing
• No other specific symptoms are mentioned
• No causes or treatments are provided
• The focus is on signs and symptoms
• The text is brief and to the point.

1. Respiratory acidosis is caused by hypoventilation.
2. Treatment for respiratory acidosis includes improving ventilation and supplemental oxygen.
3. Respiratory alkalosis is caused by hyperventilation.
4. Treatment for respiratory alkalosis includes decreasing ventilation and using a non-rebreather mask with the mask turned off.
5. Metabolic acidosis occurs when an acid other than carbonic acid accumulates in the body or when bicarbonate is lost from body fluids.
6. Treatment for metabolic acidosis includes treating the underlying cause, using sodium bicarbonate, and addressing causes like lactic acidosis, sepsis, shock, heart failure, ketones, kidney failure, and toxins/poisons.
7. Metabolic alkalosis occurs when there is a loss of acid or a gain in bicarbonate.
8. Treatment for metabolic alkalosis includes treating the underlying cause, using Diamox (Acetazolamide), fluids, and hypokalemia.
9. Acidosis is a condition where the pH of the blood is below 7.35.
10. Alkalosis is a condition where the pH of the blood is above 7.45.

• TRALI is the leading cause of transfusion-related deaths.
• Symptoms develop within 1-6 hours.
• Symptoms include fever, chills, tachypnea, dyspnea, frothy sputum, hypoxemia, respiratory failure, pulmonary edema, and hypotension.
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