02 Oct Assignment – TBI Scenario and Interpreting ABG’s
37939Prompt: Traumatic Brain Injury Scenario
Provide a response to the following:
A patient has been brought in after falling from his motorcycle and suffering traumatic brain injury (TBI). He is now on a mechanical ventilator (MV). The following ABG results are obtained in the first 24 hours on the MV.
pH 7.50
PaCO2 25
HCO3 23
PaO2 99
SpO2 97%
As the RT, called in for respiratory consult, what if anything must you correct? Interpret the ABG and explain what is going on with this patient.
Interpret the following acid–base and oxygenation status from the following arterial blood gas reports. Identify possible causes of imbalances, as well as how to treat/correct the imbalances:
pH 7.39, PaCO2 64 mm Hg, HCO3- 38.7 mmol/L, PaO2 40 mm Hg
pH 7.16, PaCO2 25 mm Hg, HCO3- 8.9 mmol/L, PaO2 54 mm Hg
pH 7.41, PaCO2 32 mm Hg, HCO3- 20.3 mmol/L, PaO2 65 mm Hg
pH 7.51, PaCO2 29 mm Hg, HCO3- 23 mmol/L, PaO2 78 mm Hg
pH 7.12, PaCO2 74 mm Hg, HCO3- 24 mmol/L, PaO2 86 mmHg
pH 7.64, PaCO2 28 mm Hg, HCO3- 30.1 mmol/L, PaO2 73 mm Hg
pH 7.09, PaCO2 54 mm Hg, HCO3- 16.4 mmol/L, PaO2 68 mm Hg
pH 7.48. PaCO2 41 mm Hg, HCO3- 30.5 mmol/L, PaO2 72 mm Hg
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