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ABG Analysis and Interpretation Guide

This document contains information about a nursing course at St. Paul College of Ilocos Sur covering care of clients with problems in oxygenation, fluids, electrolytes, infections, inflammation, and immunology. It includes sample exercises for students to practice analyzing arterial blood gases and interpreting acid-base imbalances. The exercises assess the student's ability to determine if pH, PaCO2, and HCO3 levels indicate acidosis, alkalosis, or normal conditions, and to identify respiratory or metabolic causes of acid-base disturbances and the level of compensation. The document lists the clinical instructors for the course and includes a sample student worksheet to complete.

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ABG Analysis and Interpretation Guide

This document contains information about a nursing course at St. Paul College of Ilocos Sur covering care of clients with problems in oxygenation, fluids, electrolytes, infections, inflammation, and immunology. It includes sample exercises for students to practice analyzing arterial blood gases and interpreting acid-base imbalances. The exercises assess the student's ability to determine if pH, PaCO2, and HCO3 levels indicate acidosis, alkalosis, or normal conditions, and to identify respiratory or metabolic causes of acid-base disturbances and the level of compensation. The document lists the clinical instructors for the course and includes a sample student worksheet to complete.

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St.

Paul College of Ilocos Sur


(Member, St. Paul University System)
St. Paul Avenue 2727, Bantay, Ilocos Sur

DEPARTMENT OF NURSING

NCM 112: Care of the Clients with Problems in Oxygenetation, Fluid and Electrolyes, Infectious,
Inflammatory and Immunologic Response, Cellular Abberations Acute and Chronic
( RLE)

First Semester A.Y. 2020-2021

Melanio P. Rojas Jr. MAN


Neri Miguel, RN
(Clinical Instructors)

Name: CHARINA AUBREY RIODIL Score: ___________________


Course/Year: BSN-II Date: ____________________

ABG Analysis
Determine if ACIDOSIS, ALKALOSIS or NORMAL

1. pH 7.5 ALKALOSIS

PaCO₂ 32 ALKALOSIS
HCO₂ 26 NORMAL

Interpretation: High pH, Low PaCO2 and Normal HCO3 – Respiratory Alkalosis

2. pH 7.54 ALKALOSIS
PaCO₂ 60 ACIDOSIS
HC0₃ 32 ALKALOSIS

Interpretation: High pH, PaCO2 and HCO3 – Metabolic Alkalosis

3. pH 7.30 ACIDOSIS

PaCO₂ 52 ACIDOSIS
HCO₃ 30 ALKALOSIS

Interpretation: Low pH, High PaCO2, HCO3 - Respiratory Acidosis

4. pH 7.32 ACIDOSIS

PaCO₂ 30 ALKALOSIS
HCO₃ 18 ACIDOSIS
Interpretation: Low pH, PaCO2 and HCO3 – Metabolic Acidosis

St. Paul College of Ilocos Sur


(Member, St. Paul University System)
St. Paul Avenue 2727, Bantay, Ilocos Sur
DEPARTMENT OF NURSING

NCM 112: Care of the Clients with Problems in Oxygenetation, Fluid and Electrolyes, Infectious,
Inflammatory and Immunologic Response, Cellular Abberations Acute and Chronic
( RLE)

First Semester A.Y. 2020-2021

Melanio P. Rojas Jr. MAN


Neri Miguel, RN
(Clinical Instructors)

Name: CHARINA AUBREY RIODIL Score: ___________________


Course/Year: BSN-II Date: ____________________

ACID BASE IMBALANCE INTERPRETATION EXERCISES


Place a check (√) in the appropriate column indicating whether the pH is normal,
ACIDOTIC or ALKALOTIC

pH Normal Acidosis Alkalosis


√

1. 7.37

2. 7.61

3. 7.19

4. 7.50
√

5. 7.30

6. 7.41

7. 7.48

8. 7.28

9. 7.35

10. 7.52

Check (√) whether the following data represent RESPIRATORY ACIDOSIS, RESPIRATORY
ALKALOSIS OR NORMAL values.

pH PaCO₂ Respiratory Respiratory Normal


Acidosis Alkalosis
√

1. 7.20

2. 7.52

3. 7.33

4. 7.48

5. 7.38

Check (√) whether the following data represent METABOLIC ACIDOSIS, METABOLIC
ALKALOSIS and NORMAL values.

pH HCO₃ Metabolic Metabolic Normal


Acidosis Alkalosis
19 √

1. 7.26
24 √

2. 7.42

15 √

3. 7.42

35 √

4. 7.54

30 √

5. 7.51

Identify the primary acid-base disturbance if any, and indicate whether compensation is
partial or complete or uncompensated acid-base imbalance.

1. pH 7.52

PaCO₂ 32
HCO₃ 26
Answer: _Partial acid-base imbalance.

2. pH 7.38
PaCO₂ 32
HCO₃ 19
Answer: _Uncompensated acid-base imbalance.

3. pH 7.24

PaCO₂ 60
HCO₃ 32
Answer: Uncompensated acid-base imbalance.

4. pH 7.5

PaCO₂ 42
HCO₃ 33
Answer: Uncompensated acid-base imbalance.

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