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Analyze each component of each set of arterial blood gas (ABG) results, and 
determine if the findings indicate balance or imbalance. If an imbalance exists, determine if it is 
acidotic or alkalotic in nature. Then determine if the imbalance represents a respiratory problem 
or a metabolic problem. Once you have decided what the ABG values indicate, and if an 
imbalance exists, write at least one cause that could be the underlying reason for the imbalance 
(don’t use the same reason repeatedly). 

1. pH 7.34 
PaCO2 38 
HCO3 20 

Analysis: 
Cause: 

2. pH 7.29 
PaCO2 47 
HCO3 28 

Analysis: 
Cause: 

3. pH 7.54 
PaCO2 49 
HCO3 34 

Analysis: 
Cause: 

4. pH 7.32 
PaCO2 32 
HCO3 20 

Analysis: 
Cause:

 

 

5. pH 7.21 
PaCO2 36 
HCO3 20 

Analysis: 
Cause: 

6. pH 7.49 
PaCO2 29 
HCO3 24 

Analysis: 
Cause: 

7. pH 7.43 
PaCO2 40 
HCO3 23 

Analysis: 
Cause: 

8. pH 7.25 
PaCO2 61 
HCO3 23 

Analysis: 
Cause: 

9. pH 7.63 
PaCO2 31 
HCO3 19 

Analysis: 
Cause: 

10. pH 7.15 
PaCO2 30 
HCO3 10 

Analysis: 
Cause:

 

 

 

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