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khang

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Common causes of respiratory alkalosis include which of the following? 1. Mechanical ventilation 2. Anxiety 3. Hyperventilation 4. Parenchymal lung disease
 
  a. 1 and 2 only
  b. 3 and 4 only
  c. 1, 2, and 4 only
  d. 1, 2, 3, and 4

Question 2

Which of the following is the normal ratio of dead space to tidal volume (VD/VT)?
 
  a. 0.2-0.4
  b. 0.4-0.6
  c. 0.6-0.8
  d. 0.8-1.0


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31809pancho

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Reply #1 on: Jul 16, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
Common causes of respiratory alkalosis:
Hypoxia with compensatory hyperventilation
Parenchymal lung disease
Medications
Mechanical ventilation
CNS disorders
Anxiety
Metabolic problems

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
The normal ratio of dead space to tidal volume (VD/VT) is 0.20.4. In critically ill patients, this value can be greater than 0.7.


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Reply 2 on: Jul 16, 2018
:D TYSM

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