ABG

Complex Respiratory Disorders Class Content Activity

Type of Acid-Base Balance	pH (high or low?)	Causes	Compensatory Mechanism
Metabolic acidosis
Metabolic alkalosis
Respiratory acidosis
Respiratory alkalosis

Tic Tac Toe Method of ABG interpretation

Values for ABGs

	Normal Value	Acid End of Value Range	Base End of Value Range	What organ has the most effect on this value?	Value is respiratory or metabolic?
pH
PaCO2
HCO 3 -

Tic Tac Toe Method of ABG Interpretation

Solve these ABG problems using the Tic Tac Toe method. Show your work on a Tic Tac Toe grid. Interpret the values (respiratory or metabolic; acidosis or alkalosis; uncompensated, partially compensated, or fully compensated).

1.
pH	7.20
CO2	78
HCO 3 -	30
2.
pH	7.26
CO2	56
HCO 3 -	24
3.
pH	7.20
CO2	25
HCO 3 -	9
4.
pH	7.32
CO2	25
HCO3	13

5.
pH	7.48
CO2	33
HCO 3 -	24
6.	.
pH	7.56
CO2	44
HCO 3 -	38
7.
pH	7.38
CO2	76
HCO 3 -	42
8.
pH	7.55
CO2	20
HCO 3 -	18
9.
pH	7.48
CO2	20
HCO 3 -	16

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Instructions:

1. Create an educational handout for a patient with heart failure. 

2. Material should be written in a 4th to 6th grade reading level per Microsoft Word. (Hint: to check reading level on Microsoft word go to file-options-proofing-readability). 

3. Content should contain the pertinent information for basic understanding by the “patient” on the follow topics: 

· pathophysiology 

· lifestyle changes; self-monitoring weight, BP, pulse; when to call provider 

· medications for management (Choose 3: beta-blocker, furosemide, potassium, ACE inhibitor, angiotensin receptor blockers, digoxin, hydralazine).  

Resource Requirements:

You must have 2 references. Only one reference can be a required program textbook (Potter and Perry, Brunner and Suddarth, etc.) Other references must be credible clinician-oriented references, or patient-oriented references (UpToDate, professional nursing organization, professional medical organization, governmental site, etc.) Be sure to use only the clinical-oriented references on credible sites. 

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