Arterial Blood Gases - Surgery
Arterial Blood Gases - Surgery
Arterial Blood Gases - Surgery
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Metabolic Alkalosis<br />
Uncompensated: ↑ pH, ↑ HCO -<br />
3 , nl PaCO Pa<br />
Compensated: nl pH, ↑ HCO -<br />
3 , ↑ Pa<br />
PaCO<br />
CO 2<br />
CO 2<br />
Causes: hypokalemia, nasogastric suctioning<br />
or vomiting, contraction alkalosis, bicarbonate<br />
administration, steroid therapy<br />
Treatment: treat cause, KCl, volume, diamox,<br />
NH 4Cl, Cl, arginine monohydrochloride, HCl