Author Question: A patient's arterial blood gas results are as follows: pH = 7.30; PCO2 = 40; HCO3 = 19 mEq/l; PO2 = ... (Read 92 times)

javeds · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

A patient's arterial blood gas results are as follows: pH = 7.30; PCO2 = 40; HCO3 = 19 mEq/l; PO2 = 80. An appropriate nursing diagnosis for the patient is which of the following?

1) Impaired Gas Exchange
2) Metabolic Acidosis
3) Risk for Impaired Gas Exchange
4) Risk for AcidBase Imbalance

Question 2

When a patient has metabolic acidosis, which body system influences the acidbase imbalance to produce the compensatory changes in the arterial blood gases?

1) Respiratory system
2) Renal system
3) Vascular system
4) Neurological system