#65: Let’s Talk About Acid-Base Balance

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🗓️ 29 August 2019

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Acid-base balance is one of those things that occur "behind-the-scenes" with all of your patients. But when this balance is off, it can be pretty dramatic! In this podcast episode, Nurse Mo takes you through a review of acid-base physiology and then brings it home with patient scenarios you're likely to see in the clinical setting. In this episode we'll review: Common causes of acid-base imbalances Ways the body compensates and regulates pH Respiratory compensation Renal compensation Four patient scenarios ___________________ Full Transcript - Read the article and view references ⁠ABGS Tutorial⁠ – If you’re in Advanced Med/Surg and want to practice ABGs, go through my step-by-step tutorial. FREE CLASS - If all you've heard are nursing school horror stories, then you need this class! Join me in this on-demand session where I dispel all those nursing school myths and show you that YES...you can thrive in nursing school without it taking over your life! Study Sesh - Change the way you study with this private podcast that includes dynamic audio formats that help you review and test your recall of important nursing concepts on-the-go. Free yourself from your desk with Study Sesh! Med Surg Solution - Are you looking for a more effective way to learn Med Surg? Enroll in Med Surg Solution and get lessons on 57 key topics and out-of-this-world study guides. 💕Did you love this episode? Please take a moment to follow or subscribe to the show so you never miss an episode! ___________________ The information, including but not limited to, audio, video, text, and graphics contained on this podcast are for educational purposes only. No content on this podcast is intended to guide nursing practice and does not supersede any individual healthcare provider's scope of practice or any nursing school curriculum. Additionally, no content on this podcast is intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Straight a Nursing is a proud member of the Airwave Media Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:45.3	podcast this is episode 65 and today we're talking about acid base
0:51.3	balance so one of the things about acid-based balance.
0:52.6	So one of the things about acid-based balance,
0:55.7	I know you guys learned about it in your physiology class.
0:59.9	It's so interesting because it's one of those concepts that you can really see happening right in front of your eyes,
1:09.4	in your clinical setting and working with your patients.
1:12.8	So we'll go through a quick overview of acid-based balance
1:16.8	and then towards the end of this episode,
1:19.6	we'll run through some clinical scenarios
1:22.1	where you could see it happening in action.
1:26.1	So as you recall, having that proper balance between the acid and the base in the body is really
1:31.7	critical to maintaining homeostasis and that optimal cellular function.
1:37.2	You recall that the normal range for that serum pH level is 7.35 to 7.45.
1:45.2	So if the serum is too acidic,
1:47.7	then that pH number will be on the low side.
1:50.6	And if it's too alkaline, the pH number will be high. So in normal conditions
1:56.4	your body's going to manage to keep your pH in that optimal range through
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