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Acid Base Balance - Pt 1 Flashcards

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Describe acid base balance

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Metabolic reactions are exquisitely sensitive to pH of fluid in which they occur
Relates to high reactivity of H+ ions with protons

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What does acid/ base disturbances lead to?

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All sort of metabolic disturbances
pH of ECF is closely regulated

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What is the pH of arterialised blood?

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Around 7.4 so free H+ conc. of 40 x 10-9moles/l or 40 x10-6mmoles/l

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What H+ ions contribute to pH?

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Only free H+ ions
H+ conc. is one millionth that of other plasma constituents
Body produces H+

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What are the sources of H+?

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Respiratory acid
Metabolic acid via metabolism

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Describe source of H+ ions from respiratory acid

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CO2 + H2O - H2CO3 - H+ + HCO3
Formation of carbonic acid is not usually a net contribution to increase acid because any increase in production leads to increase ventilation

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What are the sources of H+ in metabolic acid?

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Inorganic acids - S containing amino acids
Organic acids - fatty acids and lactic acid (normal diet - 50-100mmoles of H+)

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What are buffers?

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Minimise changes in pH when H+ ions are added or removed

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Describe the Henderson-Hasselbalch equation

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Defines the pH in terms f the ration of A-/HA not the absolute amounts
pH = pK + log A-/HA

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What is extracellular buffers?

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Most important bicarbonate buffer system
Quantity of H2CO3 depends on amount o CO2 dissolved in plasma, depends on solubility of CO2 and PCO2

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What is the ratio of (HCO3)/(H2CO3) in blood at 7.4?

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20:1

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What is the solubility of CO2 in blood at 37 degrees?

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0.03 mmoles/l/mmHg

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What is the normal PCO2?

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40mmHg
5.3kPa

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What is standard bicarbonate?

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24mmoles/l
At normal PCO2 40mmHg H2CO3 conc. is 40 x 0.03mmoles/l x 0.225mmoles/l = 1.2 mmoles/l
20:1 ratio so 2.4 mmoles/l

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What is the simple Henderson Hasselbalch equation?

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pH is proportional to HCO3-/PCO2

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What does increase H+ in ECF lead to in equation?

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Drives reaction to right so additional H+ are removed from solution so therefore a change in pH is reduced

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What happens when reaction is driven to the right?

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Increases production of CO2 which increases ventilation and decreases CO2
Greatly increases the buffering capacity of bicarbonate

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Does H+ get eliminated from the body?

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No - instead bicarbonate has buffered the H+ ions and respiratory has compensated greatly so free H+ ions are prevented from contributing to pH

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What happens if there is a decrease in H+ in ECF?

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Pulls reaction to left - decreases CO2 which decreases ventilation so increases CO2

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What is the aim of the acid base reaction?

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Protecting arterial pH

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How is H+ ions eliminated from the body?

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By the kidneys
This excretion is couples to the regulation of plasma HCO3- conc.

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How is plasma conc. of HCO3- regulated?

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Renal regulation

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What are the other buffers in the ECF?

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Plasma proteins Pr- + H+ - HPr
Diabetic phosphate HPO42- + H+ - H2PO4 monobasic phosphate

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Describe intracellular buffers

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Primary - proteins, organic and inorganic phosphates, and haemoglobin (erythrocytes)
Bone carbonate provides additional source of buffer - chronic acid loads in chronic renal failure

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What does buffering of H+ by ICF cause?
Changes in plasma electrolytes so maintain neutrality - movement of H+ is accompanied by Cl- as in red cells or exchanged for K+
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In acidosis, what does movement of K+ out of cells into plasma lead to?
Depolarisation of excitable tissues leading to ventricular fibrillation and death Increase in H+ leads to hyperkalaemia
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Why are buffers incredibly important?
50-100 mmoles of H+ from diet and if present as free H+ in body water then pH of 1.2-2.4 H+ is successfully buffered until kidney excretes it
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In metabolic acid, how much is buffered in plasma and cells?
43% in plasma - primarily with HCO3- 57% in cells
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In respiratory acid, how much is buffered in plasma and cells?
97% in cells Hb particularly important, rest within plasma proteins
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How does the kidney regulate conc. of HCO3-?
Reabsorbing filtered HCO3- By generating new HCO3-
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What do the processes of kidney regulation of HCO3- depend on?
Both depend on active H+ ion secretion from tubule cells into lumen
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What is the mechanism of reabsorption of HCO3-?
Active H+ secretion from tubule cells coupled to passive Na+ reabsorption Filtered HCO3- reacts with secreted H+ to form H2CO3 In presence of carbonic anhydrase on luminal membrane - CO2 and H2O CO2 freely permeable and enters cell
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During the mechanism of reabsorption of HCO3-, what happens to CO2 in cell?
CO2 makes H2CO3 in presence of carbonic anhydrase which dissociates to form H+ and HCO3- H+ ions are source of secreted H+ ions HCO3- passes into peritubular capillaries with Na+
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Where does the bulk of HCO3- reabsorption occur?
In proximal tubule - 90%
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What is the importance of HCO3- reabsorption?
GFR = 180l/day HCO3- conc. = 24mmoles/l 4320mmoles HCO3- filtered a day Must be reabsorbed as failure = adding H+ to ECF No excretion of H+ ions
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What is the minimum and maximum urine pH?
Min. = 4.5-5 Max. = 8 Usually net production of 50-100mmoles of H+ a day
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What happens if free H+ ions in urine volume of 1l?
pH of 1 But they are buffered
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What acts as buffers in urine?
Weak acids and bases - mostly dibasic phosphate HPO42-, also uric acids and creatine
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Why is the process called titratable acidity?
As its extent is measured by amount of NaOH needed to titrate urine pH back to 7.4
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What is the importance of titratable acidity?
Generates new HCO3- and excretes H+ Only used for acid loads
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Describe titratable acidity in distal tubule
Na2HPO4 in lumen - Na reabsorbed in exchange for secreted H+ Monobasic phosphate removes H+ from body Source of new HCO3- is indirectly CO2 from blood - CO2 enters tubule cell New HCO3- passes with Na into peritubular capillaries
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How is new HCO3- made in distal tubule cells?
CO2 enters tubule cells and combine with H2O to form carbonic acid Carbonic anhydrase - dissociates H2CO3 into H+ and HCO3- H+ for secretion and HCO3- leaves with Na
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Where does titratable acidity mainly occur?
Distal tubule - phosphate ions are not reabsorbed by proximal tubule Tm mechanism They become greatly concentrated as removal of 95% initial filtrate
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What is the titratable acidity process dependant on?
PCO2 in blood Generation of new HCO3- and net excretion of H+
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What is the response of ammonium excretion?
Adaptive response to acid load - generates new HCO3- and excretes H+ Only used for acids loads
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Describe the process of ammonium excretion
NH3 is lipid soluble but NH4+ is not NH3 moves out into tubule lumen where combines with excreted H+ to form NH4+ Combines with Cl- ions to form NH4Cl which is excreted (distal)
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What is the source of H+ in ammonium excretion?
CO2 in blood
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What is the difference in distal and proximal tubule ammonium excretion?
Proximal - there is an NH4+/Na+ exchanger so NH4+ ions formed within cells are passed into lumen so net effect is the same
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What happens to new HCO3- in ammonium excretion?
Passes into peritubular capillaries with Na ions
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What is NH3 produced by?
Deamination of amino acids, primarily glutamine, by action of renal glutaminase within renal tubule cells
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Describe the activity of renal glutaminase
pH dependant When intracellular pH falls there is increase in renal glutaminase activity so more NH4+ produced and excreted
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What is the main adaptive response of kidney to acids loads?
Ability to augment NH4+ production Takes 4-5 days to reach maximal effect because requirements of increased protein synthesis Takes time to switch off ability to make NH4+ when excess alkali

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