Question Answered step-by-step Could you please help me differentiate between respiratory… Could you please help me differentiate between respiratory alkalosis and acidosis?I’ve included the table “compare & contrast” below that I need help with. Thank you very much! Concept Overview Worksheet – Health and IllnessConcept: Acid BaseRelated Concepts: Cognition, Elimination, Fluid and Electrolytes, Gas Exchange, Perfusion, Nutrition, Patient TeachingExemplar Presence in Curriculum Level 4: NSG 252: Metabolic acidosis and alkalosis; Respiratory acidosis and alkalosisDefinition: Process of regulating the body’s pH through the alteration of hydrogen ions Scope: Acidotic (pH <7.35) to Alkalotic (pH >7.45) Physiological Processes:Respiratory processes:Controls carbon dioxide (CO2) ? CO2 binds with H2O to form carbonic acidDependent on respiratory minute volume & alveolar gas exchangeMetabolic processesControlled by renal systemDistal tubuleElimination of hydrogen (H+) ionConservation of bicarbonateH+ ion produced during metabolic processesAnaerobic metabolismHomeostasis of shifting electrolytesKetone productionCompensatory processesRespiratory compensation: Increasing or decreasing carbonic acid from lungsand increasing or decreasing ventilation (response starts within minutes to hours).Renal compensation: retention or excretion of bicarbonate in distal tubule (effect begins within six – twelve hours but takes several days to be most effective).Buffer systemCarbonic acid/ bicarbonateExtracellularProtein buffer systemIntracellular and plasma proteinsPotassium-Hydrogen exchangeIntracellular, plasma, and renalPhosphate, Chloride-Bicarbonate exchangeRenal tubulesAcid excretionCarbonic acid excretion: Respiratory carbon dioxide (CO2) excretion Metabolic acid excretion: Renal excretion of H+ ions or bicarbonate loss Compare & Contrast Acid Base DisordersRespiratory AcidosisOverview Respiratory AlkalosisOverview Metabolic AcidosisOverview Metabolic AlkalosisOverview PreventionPreventionPreventionPreventionClinical Manifestations1. 2. 3.Clinical Manifestations1. 2. 3.Clinical Manifestations1. 2. 3.Clinical Manifestations1. 2. 3.Nursing Interventions1. 2. 3. Nursing Interventions1. 2. 3.Nursing Interventions1. 2. 3.Nursing Interventions1. 2. 3.Priority Teachings1. 2. 3. Priority Teachings1. 2. 3.Priority Teachings1. 2. 3.Priority Teachings1. 2. 3.Priority Potential Complications1. 2. 3. Priority Potential Complications1. 2. 3.Priority Potential Complications1. 2. 3.Priority Potential Complications1. 2. 3. Health Science Science Nursing NURS 679 Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)