🫁Acid Base Imbalance Series: Respiratory Alkalosis 🔵 follow @nursewellversed for visual nursing education 🌈 ⭐️Key things to remember: CO2 is aCidic so ⬇️ CO2= ⬇️ acid Respiratory alkalosis = ⬇️CO2 and ⬆️ pH ❓What causes it? Anything that causes HYPERVENTILATION such as: ☞ Anxiety ☞ Pain ☞ Fever ☞ Asthma ☞ Brain injuries ❓What are the symptoms? ☞ Increased RR depth ☞ Increased HR ☞ AMS ☞ Tetany (from hypocalcemia) #nursingschool #nursingstudent #nursingfundamentals #nursingeducation #nursesofi

🫁Acid Base Imbalance Series: Respiratory Acidosis 🔴 follow @nursewellversed for visual nursing education 🌈 ⭐️Key things to remember: CO2 is aCidic! ⬆️ CO2= ⬆️ acid Respiratory acidosis = ⬆️ CO2 and ⬇️ pH ❓What causes it? Anything that causes…. ☞ Respiratory depression ☞ Impaired gas exchange ❓What are the symptoms? ☞ AMS ☞ hypoxia ☞ decreased RR ☞ hypotension 🌈Bonus tip on how to remember the values the ph is 7.35-7.45; all you need to do is DROP the 7’s for the CO2 normal range (35-45) I ho