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A 52 year old male is being treated for colon cancer. The combination of chemotherapy he is receiving is making him extremely nauseated and he has had severe, persistent vomiting for the past several days. When seen by his physician, he is dehydrated, feverish, and lethargic. Arterial blood gas tests reveal his pH is 7.75.

A 52 year old male is being treated for colon cancer. The combination of chemotherapy he is receiving is making him extremely nauseated and he has had severe, persistent vomiting for the past several days. When seen by his physician, he is dehydrated, feverish, and lethargic. Arterial blood gas tests reveal his pH is 7.75.

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Read the following scenario and respond to the questions that follow it. A 52 year old male is being treated for colon cancer. The combination of chemotherapy he is receiving is making him extremely nauseated and he has had severe, persistent vomiting for the past several days. When seen by his physician, he is dehydrated, feverish, and lethargic. Arterial blood gas tests reveal his pH is 7.75. a. Describe the pH of his blood (is it too acidic, too alkaline, or within normal limits?). b. Is the primary cause of the pH imbalance respiratory or metabolic? c. Identify the pH imbalance in this scenario. Use the terms respiratory or metabolic and alkalosis or acidosis in your response. d. Describe how his body will compensate to restore homeostasis.
Transcribed Image Text:Read the following scenario and respond to the questions that follow it. A 52 year old male is being treated for colon cancer. The combination of chemotherapy he is receiving is making him extremely nauseated and he has had severe, persistent vomiting for the past several days. When seen by his physician, he is dehydrated, feverish, and lethargic. Arterial blood gas tests reveal his pH is 7.75. a. Describe the pH of his blood (is it too acidic, too alkaline, or within normal limits?). b. Is the primary cause of the pH imbalance respiratory or metabolic? c. Identify the pH imbalance in this scenario. Use the terms respiratory or metabolic and alkalosis or acidosis in your response. d. Describe how his body will compensate to restore homeostasis.
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