Acid Base Keef Flashcards
(30 cards)
Describe the relationship between H+,HCO3-, Cl-, K
H+ and K+ go together; H+ goes opposite of HCO3-
HCO3- goes opposite of Cl-
When you have hyperkalemia, will you be acidodic or alkalotic?
acidodic
When you have hypokalemia will you be acidodic or alkalotic?
you will be alkalotic
If you add inorganic acid (or lose base) what results?
metabolic acidosis resulting in hyperkalemia
If you have a patient undergoing diabetic ketoacidosis (permanent anion), what will result?
metabolic acidosis and NO change in potassium
If you have a lack of insulin what will happen?
decrease in Na/K pump resulting in increase of extracellular potassium. Therefore if you give insulin you can get hypokalemia
When you have diarrhea what will happen to your acid and potassium?
Acidosis and suprisingly HYPOKALEMIA because while K shifts out of cells into the plasma dirrea causes you to excrete and reduce your supply of potassium resulting in hypokalemia
When you have renal failure, what will happen to your acid and potassium?
hyperkalemia
When you have renal tubular acidosis, what will happen to your acid and potassium?
you will get hypokalemia because you pea out all of your potassium so while you at first get hyperkalemia you reduce your stores so much that you end up hypokalemia
When you have diabetic ketoacidosis, what will happen to your acid and potassium?
Hyperkalemia due to absence of insulin! so then you will have acidosis too
When you have lactic acidosis, what will happen to your acid and potassium?
Nothing : )
Metabolic acidosis due to kidney problems can occur with what two diseases?
renal failure (chronic) renal tubular acidosis (RTA)
Where does distal (Type I) RTA occur?
Collecting tubule
Where is there an apical H/K atpase?
in the distal tubule
What will an increased apical membrane leakiness to H cause or an impaired apical H+/K+atpase or basolateral HCO3-/Cl- exchanger?
renal tubular acidosis and a urine that doesnt decrease below 5.5
How low does the pH go in the proximal tubule, what about in the distal tubule?
6
4.4
How can you make sure that you have distal (type 1) RTA and not type 2?
because type 1 occurs in the distal tubule and can be distinguished for proximal because when you put in NH4+ it wont go to the normal pH of 4.4 but will be higher. THis wont occur if you had problems in proximal tubule becase the distal would be able to compensate
When you have Type I RTA what will happen to your urine HCO3-, urine pH, urine K+, urine Cl-, Plasma HCO3-, Plasma pH, Plasma K+, Plasma Cl-?
Urine HCO3- will INCREASE Urine pH will increase Urine potassium will increase Urine Cl- will decrease Plasma HCO3- will decrease Plasma pH will decrease (metabolic acidosis) Plasma K+ will decrease (hypokalemia) Plasma Cl will increase
Bone demineralisation, urinary stone formation, nephrocalcinosis (deposition of Ca2+ in kidney), and failure to thrive are all problems that have the same HCO3, H+, K+, Cl- levels as (blank)?
RTA
If you have proximal (type II) RTA how do you know that it is proximal and not distal?
NH4CL will decrease urine pH below 5.5
What is the treatment for renal tubular acidosis?
alkali replacement (NaHCO3 and sodium citrate) Potassium citrate if hypokalemia is present
Response to a single episode of vomiting will result in (blank)
metabolic alkalosis (less HCO3- reabsorbed, less New HCO3- formed)
ALKALOTIC urine
Increased urine Bicarb
increase potassium in urine
What does this describe? metabolic alkalosis decreased plasma potassium decreased plasma chloride increased plasma HCO3- increased PCO2 very low BUN Low plasma creatinine decreased Na+ urine decreased K+ urine decreased Cl- urine ACIDIC urine
metabolic alkalosis associated with persistent vomiting
The processes serving to retain volume ultimately result in a failure of the kidneys to regulate (blank)
acid base status