Question: 1. 1. What is the acid/base equilibrium equation? 2. Where did the CO, come from? 3. A patient has COPD, emphysema, and have difficulty

1. 1. What is the acid/base equilibrium equation? 2. Where did the

1. 1. What is the acid/base equilibrium equation? 2. Where did the CO, come from? 3. A patient has COPD, emphysema, and have difficulty breathing. How will her COPD affect the following values in her blood: blood PCO2 [H+] concentration in blood blood pH 4. A toddler is choking on a grape and is unable to breath. How will choking affect the following vales in her blood: blood PCO2 [H+] concentration in blood blood pH 5. A student is having an anxiety attack during an exam. How will hyperventilating during his anxiety attack affect the following: blood PCO2 [H+] concentration in blood blood pH 6. Morphine and barbiturates can depress the respiratory center of the brain. This will cause (hyperventilation or hypoventilation) and (acidosis or alkalosis). 7. A patient comes into the ER with pulmonary embolism and is struggling for breath. You noticed shallow quick breathes. This will result in (hyperventilation or hypoventilation) and (acidosis or alkalosis). 8. A change in pH is sensed by what type of receptor in your peripheral and central nervous system?

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