Are you ready to take the ASCP, AMT, or AAB Certification Exams for MLS, CLS & MLT?
Tests your knowledge in Acid Base Balance and find out. Do it for fun or take this practice exam to help you prepare.
#1. Measurement of arterial blood gas shows pH 7.0, PaO2 90 mm Hg, PaCO2 23 mm Hg, and HCO3 12 mmol/L; other results are Na+ 126 mmol/L, K+ 5 mmol/L, and Cl- 95 mmol/L. What is your assessment?
#2. Measurement of arterial blood gas shows pH 7.3, PCO2 68 mm Hg, HCO3 28 mmol/L, and PO2 60 mm Hg. How would you interpret this?
#3. Measurement of arterial blood gas reveals pH 7.6, PO2 120 mm Hg, PCO2 31 mm Hg, and HCO3 25 mmol/L. What does this mean?
#4. Match the acid-base status of the following blood samples to the disorders in the given choices. (PaCO2 values are in mm Hg and bicarbonate values in mmol/l). pH 7.39, PCO2 59, HCO3- 35
#5. The major effect of acidosis is overexcitement of the central nervous system.
#6. Measurement of arterial blood gas shows pH 7.5, PO2 85 mm Hg, PCO2 40 mm Hg, and HCO3 34 mmol/L. What acid-base disorder is shown?
#7. A young woman is found comatose, having taken an unknown number of sleeping pills an unknown time before. An arterial blood sample yields the following values: pH 6.90, HCO3- 13 meq/liter, and PCO2 68 mmHg. This patient’s acid-base status is most accurately described as:
#8. The results from the ABGs show pH 7.57, PCO2 37 mmHg and HCO3 30 mEq/L. What is your assessment?
#9. Measurement of arterial blood gas shows pH 7.10, PCO2 70 mm Hg, and HCO3 24 mEq/L. What does this mean?
#10. A company driver is found at the scene of an automobile accident in a state of emotional distress. He tells the paramedics that he feels dizzy, tingling in his fingertips, and does not remember what happened to his car. Respiratory rate is rapid at 34/minute. Which primary acid-base disturbance is the young man at risk for if medical attention is not provided?
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