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1
Q

Of the following acids, which is weakest?

a. lactic
b. acetoacetic
c. carbonic
d. glycolic

A

Carbonic acid is weakest

2
Q

An animal goes into ventricular fibrillation. What simple acid-base disorder is most likely to develop 1st?

A

Metabolic acidosis

3
Q

Give plasma [HCO3-] = mEq/L and PCO2 = 50 mm Hg, which simple acid-base disorder is present?

A

Metabolic alkalosis

4
Q

What happens to the anionic gap when isotonic saline is added to plasma?

A

It decreases

5
Q

Why is glutamine removed from the bloodstream by proximal tubule cells?

A

Because glutamine is a urinary buffer

6
Q

Each of the following is likely to develop as a result of abomasal volvulus in a dairy cow EXCEPT

a. lactic acidosis
b. ketoacidosis
c. hypochloridemia
d. metabolic alkalosis
e. hyperkalemia

A

e. Hyperkalemia

7
Q

In the GI tract, which of the following primarily exerts its effect in paracrine fashion?

A

Serotonin

8
Q

Each of the following exerts pronounced vasodilatory effect at the GI vasculature EXCEPT:

a. NE
b. NO
c. VIP
d. prostaglandins
e. ACh

A

a. NE

9
Q

Which of the following is the BEST ESTIMATE of [H+] in the lumen of the glandular stomach?

A

0.1 M/L

10
Q

Which of the following is the MOST ABUNDANT (M/L) solute in most primary GI tract secretions?

A

Cl-