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Acid Base Balance (Definitions (Buffer- chemical substance that resists…
Acid Base Balance
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Examples
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Metabolic Acidosis: pH 7.31 HCO3- 21 from loss of HCO3- by diarrhea, diabetes and renal failure
Metabolic Alkalosis: pH 7.49 HCO3- 28 caused by increased HCO3- by vomitting or excess intake of alkaline drugs
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Compensation- when one system fails the other system tries to fix it or bring the body back into homeostasis
Respiratory compensation lungs try to fix pH imbalance because kidneys aren't working. metabolic acidosis increase respiration decreasing CO2 metabolic alkalosis respiration would decrease increasing CO2
Metabolic Compensation kidneys try to fix the pH imbalance because lungs aren't working. Respiratory acidosis kidneys will retain HCO3- and respiratory alkalosis kidneys will eliminate HCO3-