Question

Based upon the following laboratory results, please answer the following questions. Make sure that each answer is complete. Patient: 64 year-old male pH 7.3 Pco2 51mm Hg HCO3 30 mEq/L Homeostatic levels: 35-45 mm Hg Homeostatic levels: 24-28 mEq/L 1. Identify the condition (be specific, including acute or chronic): 2. List 1 potential CAUSE of this condition and its pathological features. Be specific. 3. Which specific component of a buffer sytsem should play a role in solving this problem? 4. What should be the respiratory system's response to this problem? 5. How should the renal system's response to this problem? 6. Describe a treatment for this condition. 7. How would you predict the respiratory rate of this patient would be rated? Why? bradypnea, eupnea, or tachypnea?

Answer 1

1.A decreased level of pH means acidosis

Increased carbon dioxide levels refers to the involvement of the respiratory system

As the origing of patient condition is sudden it is categorized to be acute

The patient has Acute Respiratory Acidosis (Primary)

2.The potential cause can be

• Any respiratory diseases like asthma, COPD ,pulmonary edema,cardiovascular disease

3.Normally the lungs take carbon dioxide from the blood and purify it and simultaneously after purifying the oxygen is released into blood but due to certain causes the function is impaired leading to increased stagnation of carbondioxed in the lungs. Meanwhile the patient exhibits symptomslike shortness of breath ,anxious,restless,fatigue, inanity to sleep.The buffer system is activated to compensate and balance it.

4.When there is a mild alteration the respiratory rate increases in order to balance by excreting excess CO2 levels.The electrolyte imbalance us tried to be corrected by the renal system.This acts as a buffer system to repair and excrete the unnecessary stagnated acids in the body