Question

A review of the chart demonstrates that the bicarbonate is 28 meq/L and the carbon dioxide is 40 mm Hg. Based on the Henderson-Hasselbalch equation the patient would most likely be which of the following?

Question 70 options:

1)	metabolic acidosis

2)	respiratory alkalosis

3)	metabolic alkalosis

4)	respiratory acidosis

Which of the following is not thought to be associated with edema in hepatic failure patients?

Question 69 options:

1)	decreased osmotic/oncotic pressure

2)	increased hydrostatic pressure

3)	lymphatic obstruction

In heart failure, dyspnea often develops when the person has been lying down for several hours. This is because assumption of the supine position causes what?

Question 66 options:

1)	mobilization and redistribution of edema fluid from the lungs to the renal and systemic vasculatures

2)	an increase in systemic atrial pressure

3)	mobilization and redistribution of edema fluid from the dependent areas of the body to the pulmonary vasculature and tissues

4)	decreased blood return to the right side of the heart

Cholesterol involved in atherosclerosis is taken up by which of the following pathways?

Question 61 options:

1)

scavenger

2)

oxidative

3)	noncellular

4)	receptor dependent

Answer 1

70. Normal bicarbonate level: 22-30 meq/L

Normal pCO2 level: 35-45 mmHg

• Respiratory acidosis: pCO2   40 mmHg
• Respiratory alkalosis: pCO2 35 mmHg
• Metabolic alkalosis: HCO3-   30 meq/L
• Metabolic acidosis: HCO3- 22 meq/L

As per the given information, the patient is most likely to have metabolic alkalosis.