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Acids are sometimes referred to as

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Proton donors

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Defined as any compound, which can release hydrogen ions in solution.

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Acids

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A compounds that are only partially ionized in solution

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Weak acids and bases

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Compound that ionizes completely in solution to form hydrogen ions and a base.

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Strong acids

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An ion or a molecule that can accept an hydrogen

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Bases

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Bases can be referred to as

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Proton acceptors

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A compound that limits the change in hydrogen ion concentration when hydrogen ions are added or removed from the solution

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Buffers

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All buffers are in fact

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Weak acids or bases

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Immediately combine with acid or base to prevent excessive changes in hydrogen concentration

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Chemical acid base buffer system

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Buffers in plasma

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Bicarbonate buffer
Phosphate buffer
Protein buffer

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Buffers in the RBC

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Bicarbonate buffer
Phosphate buffer
Hemoglobin buffer

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Responsible for 60% of the buffering capacity of blood

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Hemoglobin buffer

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Responsible for 60% of the buffering capacity of blood

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Hemoglobin buffer

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Has the strongest affinity for both Co2 and Hydrogen

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Deoxygenated hemoglobin

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Buffering effect of deoxygenated hemoglobin. Is strongest in the

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Tissue

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CO2 that binds directly with hemoglobin combines reversibly with terminal amine groups on the hemoglobin molecule to form

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Carbaminohaemoglobin

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In the tissues, dissolved CO2 passes into the red blood cell down its concentration gradient where it combines with water to form

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Carbonic acid

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To form carbonic acid, this reaction is catalyzed by th enzyme

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Carbonic anhydrase

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Chief buffer for fixed, nonvolatile acids

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Bicarbonate buffer system

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Alkali reserve of the body

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Sodium bicarbonate

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Sodium bicarbonate deficiency

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Metabolic acidosis

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Excess sodium bicarbonate

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Metabolic alkalosis

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Important in buffering acids in the distal tubules of the kidney

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Phosphate buffer system

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Hemoglobin buffer system

Carbon dioxide + hemoglobin or water

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Carbonic acid

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Hemoglobin buffer system

CO2 + amine groups of hemoglobin

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Carbaminohaemoglobin

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Hemoglobin buffer system

CO2 + water = carbonic acid
Catalyze by?

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Carbonic anhydrase

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Hemoglobin buffer system

In tissue, carbonic acid dissociates to

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Bicarbonate

Hydrogen ions

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Hemoglobin buffer system

Bicarbonate goes to

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Plasma in exchange for cholride

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Hemoglobin buffer system
In tissue

Hydrogen ions to become

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HHb

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Hemoglobin buffer system

In lungs

Hydrogen ions + haemoglobin and bicarbonate

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CO2

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The second line of defense, which regulates the removal of carbon dioxide from the extracellular fluid

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Respiratory mechanism

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Slow acting
Can completely restore acid base balance
Most powerful of the acid base regulatory systems

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Renal mechanism

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Renal mechanism regulates primarily ___________ level in the blood

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Sodium bocarbonate

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Main site of bicarbonate reabsorption accounting for 75-90% of the filtered load

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Proximal convoluted tubule

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Proximal convoluted tubule

Bicarbonate is reabsorb with?

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Sodium

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Proximal convoluted tubule

H+ enters the tubule via

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Secretion and not filtered at bowmans capsule

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Proximal convoluted tubule

Excrete H+ into the tubular fluid by

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Sodium hydrogen counter transport

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Remaining 10-25% of bicarbonate is reabsorbed

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Distal convoluted tubule

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Distal convoluted tubule

Secretes H+ by

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Primary active transport

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Distal convoluted tubule

Where H+ is transported directly by a specific protein, a?

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Hydrogen transporting ATPase

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Distal convoluted tubule

The energy required for pumping the H+ is derived from the breakdown of ATP to

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Adenosine diphosphate

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Distal convoluted tubule

Anion that is filtered and not reabsorbed

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Phosphate

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Distal convoluted tubule

Formed in cells lining tubule from amino acids through deamination

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Ammonia

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State of excess H+

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Acidosis

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Results when the blood pH is less than 7.35

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Acidemia

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A state of excess HCO3

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Alkalosis

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Results when the blood pH is greater than 7.45

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Alkalemia

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Occurs from pathological conditions that damage the respiratory centers or that decrease the ability of the lungs to eliminate CO2

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Respiratory acidosis

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Due to hypoventilation and consequential increased in pCO2

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Respiratory acidosis

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Due to hyperventilation and consequential decreased in pCO2

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Respiratory alkalosis

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Eg of respiratory alkalosis

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Hysteria
Early stage of salicylate poisoning
Injudicious of repirators

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Due to decrease in bicarbonate fraction

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Metabolic acidosis

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Type of acidosis results from a defect in renal secretion of H+ or in reabsorption of HCO3 or both

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Renal tubular acidosis

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Most frequent cause of metabolic acidosis.

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Diarrhea

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Eg of metabolic acidosis

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Vomiting of intestinal content
DM
Ingestion of acids
Chronic Renal Failure

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Due to increase in bicarbonate fraction

There is excess retention of HCO3 or loss of H+ from the body

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Metabolic alkalosis

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Eg metabolic alkalosis

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Diuretics
Aldosterone
Vomiting of gastric contrnts
Alkaline drugs