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What is the normal blood pH?

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~7.4

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in the body, what is considered basic and what is considered acidic?

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pH > 7.6 is basic

pH

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What is the major source of volatile acids?

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oxidative metabolism of carbohydrates and triglycerides

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what does the oxidative metabolism to produce volatile acids also produce?

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CO2 converted to carbonic acid (H2CO3) and back to CO2 to be secreted by lungs

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what are two exceptions of oxidative metabolism for volatile acids?

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carbohydrate oxidation in hypoxia (lactic acid)

fat oxidation in diabetes mellitus (ketoacids)

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what is the chemical reaction that occurs when CO2 and H2O mix?

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create H2CO3 that then creates H+ and HCO3

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what is the ratio of free H to free HCO3? what does this mean?

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1:600000

a shift to the right has a much greater effect on H than HCO3

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descrive non volatile acids

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excreted by the kidneys

form non carbonic acids, sulfuric, and hydrochloric acids

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what molecule do you lose from the following body functions?

1) vomiting
2) diarrhea
3) urine

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vomit - H+ loss
diarrhea - HCO3 loss
urine - HCO3 loss

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what molecule do you lose from the following body functions?

1) vomiting
2) diarrhea
3) urine

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vomit - H+ loss
diarrhea - HCO3 loss
urine - HCO3 loss

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what is the difference between volatile and non volatile acids?

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volatile metabolism produces CO2 that is excreted by the lungs whereas non-volatile metabolism does not produce CO2 to be excreted in lungs

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what is the difference between volatile and non volatile acids?

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volatile metabolism produces CO2 that is excreted by the lungs whereas non-volatile metabolism does not produce CO2 to be excreted in lungs

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what is the henderson hasselbach equation?

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relationship between pH, CO2, and HCO3

pH proportional to concentration of HCO3 and inversely proportional to dissolved CO2

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what is the henderson hasselbach equation?

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relationship between pH, CO2, and HCO3

pH proportional to concentration of HCO3 and inversely proportional to dissolved CO2

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what is the significant of buffers in the body?

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acute control of pH and prevent large shifts in pH

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what are 2 blood buffers?

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plasma

erythrocytes

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what kind of buffers does plasma contain?

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bicarbonate and phosphate buffers

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what kind of buffer does RBCs contain?

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bicarbonate buffer

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what are 2 tissue buffers?

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skeletal muscle

bone

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where is a large percentage of the total body HCO3 contained?

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skeletal muscle

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how does bone offer a buffering system?

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large store of carbonate

main source for neutralizing non carbonic acid

22
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what is associated with bone breakdown?

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long term non carbonic acidosis

23
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what is associated with bone breakdown?

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long term non carbonic acidosis

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how does the respiratory system regulate pH

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eliminates CO2 from the blood and shift equilibrium away from H2CO3 (and vice versa)

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what happens to pH if you incr. or decr. resp rate?
decr RR - decr pH | incr RR - incr pH
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what are 3 renal mechanisms for responding to pH changes?
1) bicarbonate reabsorption 2) formation of new bicarbonate/ ammonium:ammonia 3) excretion of hydrogen ions (ammonia/phosphate)
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where does bicarbonate reabsorption occur in the kidneys?
proximal tubule mostly | also in collecting ducts
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where does bicarbonate reabsorption occur in the kidneys?
proximal tubule mostly | also in collecting ducts
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How is HCO3 produced in proximal tubule?
glutamine converted to NH4 and HCO3
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what happens to NH4 and HCO3?
HCO3 reabsorbed | NH4 secreted into tubule lumen
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what is the ultimate goal of converting glutamine to NH4 and HCO3? where does the HCO3 go?
to put NH3 into the interstitum for later use | HCO3 goes to peritubular plasma
32
what are the 3 parts to net acid secretion (NAE)? which is most important
UNH4V - urine ammonium excretion (important) UTAV - titratable acid secretion UHCO3V - bicarbonate secretion
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what is the NAE equation?
NAE = (UNH4V + UTAV) - UHCO3V
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what causes little excretion of H from distal tubule?
concentration gradient from plasma to tubule lumen limits amount that can be excreted
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which direction does H move in distal tubule? why does this occur?
H moves into tubule | HCO3 buffers the H in tubule lumen
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what back up bufferers are in place if all HCO3 is used up?
phosphate and ammonia
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what hormone stimulates H secretion?
aldosterone
38
which buffer is more effective at higher pH?
phosphate
39
which buffer is more effective at higher pH?
phosphate
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what are the 3 responses from the kidney in the case of acidosis? what is the ultimate goal?
goal: incr NAE 1) incr H secretion and incr HCO3 reabsorption to 100% 2) incr NH3 production and loss of NH4 3) generate new HCO3 from glutamine
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what are 2 responses from the kidney in the case of alkalosis? what is the ultimate goal?
goal: decrease NAE 1) decr. H secretion 2) decr HCO3 reabsorption
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what are 2 responses from the kidney in the case of alkalosis? what is the ultimate goal?
goal: decrease NAE 1) decr. H secretion 2) decr HCO3 reabsorption
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how do you determine if someone is acidotic/alkalotic due to respiratory issues or metabolic issues?
if pH is consistent with CO2 or HCO3 levels CO2 - resp HCO3 - meta
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how do you calculate anion gap?
Na - (HCO3 + Cl) Na = major extracellular cation HCO3 and CL = majority of anions associated with Na
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what is the anion gap in a normal person?
11mEq/L
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what causes metabolic acidosis?
gain of acid through production or ingestion or loss of HCO3 (ex: diarrhea)
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what could be causes of increased acid production or ingestion?
prod - lactic/ketoacidosis (diabetes) | ing - methanol, ethanol, aspirin
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what happens to the ion gap when HCO3 is depleted? why?
nothing | Cl compensates for loss of HCO3
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what is hyperchloremic metabolic acidosis?
loss of HCO3 causes there to be too much Cl in the body but shows a normal anion gap
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what are two causes of hyperchloremic metabolic acidosis?
``` loss of HCO3 from GI tract renal impairment (renal tubular acidosis)(RTA) ```
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what is RTA? what are the 3 different kinds?
RTA - unable to excrete acid load Type 2 - proximal type (reduced ability to reabsorb HCO3) Type 1 - distal nephron (late nephron unable to secrete H) Type 4 - hypoaldosteronism (unable to secrete H)

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