Which of the following speeds up the reaction of CO2 and H2O to form carbonic acid?  carbonic anhydrase  carbonic dehydrogenase  transferase  amylase

Which of the following could cause iatrogenic metabolic alkalosis?   Diuretic  low-salt diet  gastric drainage  mechanical hyperventilation

Which of the following could cause iatrogenic metabolic alkalosis?   Diuretic  low-salt diet  gastric drainage  mechanical hyperventilation

The patient’s ABG was reported with a pH 7.10, PaCO2 30 mm Hg, PaO2 80 mm Hg, HCO3ˉ 10 mEq/L, BD –16 while totally ventilated at rate of 24 breaths/min via an ET tube.  Which of the following is the appropriate suggestion in correcting this acid base abnormality?  Give a bronchodilator treatment  Administer IV epinephrine  Administer sodium bicarbonate  Decrease the CMV back-up rate

The bicarbonate system has a higher contribution to the total percentage in whole blood buffering than non-bicarbonate system.

Purkinje cells increase the firing rate of deep cerebellar nuclei neurons by:

A patient with a kussmaul breathing pattern is most likely suffering from a metabolic alkalosis disturbance.

Discounting potassium (K+), what is a normal anion gap range according to Egan?  

Which of the following would be an appropriate treatment for a patient with an arterial blood gas results of pH 7.24, PaCO2 60 mm Hg, HCO3 26 mEq/L, BE +2?  Decrease alveolar ventilation  Increase alveolar ventilation   Give aspirin  Give sodium bicarbonate

In the kidney’s tubule cell, counter-transport refers to the simultaneous transport of Na+ and H+ ions in the same direction.