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Blood pH below 7.35
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Acidosis
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Excess of hydrogen ions
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Acidosis
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What pts are at greatest risk for acidosis?
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Those with problems that impair breathing and older adults with chronic help problems
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What's an actual acid excess?
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Overproduction or underelimination of acids
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What are examples of problems that actually increase acid production?
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Diabetic ketoacidosis and seizures
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What are examples of problems that actually decrease acid elimination?
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Respiratory and renal impairment
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Relative acidosis is caused by...
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Overeliminating bases or underproducing bases
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What are examples of probelms that underproduce bases?
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Pancreatitis and dehydration
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What is a problem that overeliminates bases?
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Diarrhea
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An increase in hydrogen ions creates imbalances of what other positively charged electrolyte?
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Potassium
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The imbalance of potassium disrupts the function of what?
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Function of nerves, cardiac muscles, and skeletal muscles.
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Where do the early manifestations of acidosis first appear?
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In the musculoskeletal, cardiac, respiratory and CNS.
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What are less effective during acidosis?
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Drugs.
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What four processes result in metabolic acidosis?
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Overproduction of hydrogen ions
underelimination of hydrogen ions
underproduction of bicarbonate ions
overelimination of bicarbonate ions
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What causes respiratory acidosis?
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Retention of CO2 which causes an increase production of free hydrogen ions
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