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Acid-base balance Flashcards

1
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Why is it important to keep the pH in a narrow range?

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→ The body has a lot of enzymes which only function at a particular pH

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2
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What is the normal pH of body fluids?

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→ 7.35-7.45

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3
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What are the sources of acid in the body?

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→Metabolism of carbohydrates and fats produces CO2
→ CO2 + H2O → H2CO3 → H+ + HCO3-
→ can be removed by the lungs

→ Metabolism of proteins

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4
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What does metabolism of proteins generate?

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→ Non-volatile (fixed acids)
→ S- containing amino acids → H2SO4
→ Lysine,arginine,histidine → HCl

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5
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How do we know that we can control our pH?

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→ 156 ml of HCl infused IV into a dog
→ 156 ml of HCl added to 11.4 l of water ( same as body water of dog)

→ Dogs arterial plasma decreased gradually from 7.44 to 7.14 (severe acidosis but survival is possible)
→ pH of water dropped to 1.84 (fatal if in vivo)

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6
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What is it about plasma that controls pH?

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→ Presence of buffers that are effective in vivo

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What is the first line of defense when there is a change in pH?

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→ Buffer system in the blood (ICF and ECF)

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8
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What is disturbance in H+ compensated for?

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→ ICF & ECF buffering systems
→ Respiratory systems
→ Kidney

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9
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What is the equation for the bicarbonate system?

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→ H+ + HCO3- ⇌ H2CO3 ⇌ CO2 + H2O

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10
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What is the equation for the phosphate system?

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→ H+ + HPO4 2- ⇌ H2PO4-

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11
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What is the equation for protein buffers?

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→H+ + Pr - ⇌ HPr

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12
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What is pK?

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→ The equilibrium point of a buffer
→ Where it most strongly resists changes in pH
→ Near where [acid and base] are equal

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13
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What is the range over which a buffer is effective?

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→ 1 pH on either side of the PK

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14
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If the pK of the phosphate buffer is 6.8 what are the pH ranges over which it is effective?

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→ 5.8

→ 7.8

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15
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Which buffer is theoretically better and why?

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→ Phosphate

→because the PK lies within the body pH ranges

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16
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Which buffer is biologically better and why?

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→ Bicarbonate
→lungs control PCO2
→ Kidneys control HCO3-
→ Independent controlled regulation of both variables

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17
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What is the henderson hasselbach equation used for?

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→ Measuring the pH of a buffer system

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18
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What is the ratio of [HCO3-]: [CO2]?

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→ 24 : 1.2

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19
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How do you calculate the concentration of CO2 in the blood if it is a gas?

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→ Plasma CO2 is proportional to the partial pressure of CO2

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20
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How do kidneys control acid base levels?

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→ Excrete acidic or basic urine

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21
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What are the primary mechanisms involved in excretion of urine?

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→ Reabsorption and secretion of HCO3-
→ Formation of new HCO3-
→ Secretion of [H+] into tubular fluid
→ Buffer systems within the tubule that react with secreted [H+]

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22
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What happens to proteins at the glomerulus?

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→ They are not filtered and remain in the plasma

23
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What happens to bicarbonate at the glomerulus?

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→ Freely filtered
→bicarbonate is reabsorbed from the tubule
→ Kidney generates new HCO3-
→ Released into plasma at a controlled rate

24
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What happens to phosphate at the glomerulus?

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→ freely filtered

→ Reabsorbed from the tubule

25
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What does the kidney produce that contributes to buffering other than bicarbonate?

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→ HCO3-

26
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What do kidney tubule cells form?

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→ carbonic acid from CO2 and water

→ via carbonic anhydrase

27
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What happens to the carbonic acid produced by kidney tubule cells ?

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→ dissociates into H+ and HCO3-
→ Na+ moves into the cell down the concentration gradient
→ provides the energy for active secretion of H+ into lumen

28
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How does H+ get into tubular fluid?

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→ Na+ moves into the cell down the concentration gradient

→ provides the energy for active secretion of H+ into lumen

29
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What are the 2 ways H+ gets into urine?

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→ H+ ATPase

→ while Na+ moves in H+ moves out

30
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What happens to the HCO3- in tubular cells?

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→ diffuses out and goes back into blood

→ Via a symporter with Na+ ions

31
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What can carbonic anhydrase be inhibited by?

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→ acetazolamide and other thiazide diuretics

32
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Where is most HCO3- reabsorbed?

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→ 85-90% at the proximal tubule

→ Secrete H+

33
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What is the balance of bicarbonate?

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→for every 1 bicarbonate ion that is filtered

→1 is returned back into plasma

34
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Where is carbonic anhydrase present in the kidney?

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→ ONLY in the luminal brush border of the PCT

35
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Flowchart of fate of bicarbonate in PCT

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Bicarbonate is freely filtered
↓
Filtered HCO3- combines with H+ to form carbonic acid
↓
Carbonic acid dissociates to form CO2 and H2O this is catalyzed by carbonic anhydrase
↓
CO2 crosses into the tubular cell down a gradient
↓
CO2 recombines with H2O (carbonic anhydrase) to form carbonic acid
↓
Dissociates into H+ and HCO3-
↓
HCO3- passes into the blood stream while H+ is exchanged for Na+

36
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What can the bicarbonate reabsorption also be stimulated by?

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→ angiotensin II

37
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What is the pH like in the DCT and why?

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→H+ ATPase pumps out the H+
→ DCT has a lower pH
→

38
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What is the pH like in the DCT and why?

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→H+ ATPase pumps out the H+
→ DCT has a lower pH
→ HCO3- is low because it has been reabsorbed and H+ needs to react with other buffers

39
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what does HPO4 2- buffer and why is it effective?

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→ further H+ secreted into the lumen

→ PK is close to pH of filtrate

40
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Flowchart for fate of H+ with phosphate in intercalated cells

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Carbonic acid dissociates into H+ and HCO3-
↓
H+ is secreted via ATPase (aldosterone sensitive)
↓
reacts with phosphate
↓
becomes H2PO4-
↓
excreted into urine because it has a charge
↓
HCO3- reabsorbed with a HCO3- / Cl antiporter

41
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Flowchart for fate of H+ in tubular epithelium, Creation of new Bicarbonate:

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Ammonia + a ketoglutarate is produced from glutamine metabolism p
↓
a ketoglutarate is metabolized to form two H2CO3
↓
dissociates to form 2x H+ and 2x HCO3-
↓
H+ combined with ammonia to form ammonium
↓
ammonium is exchanged for Na+ in an antiporter and ammonium is excreted in the blood
↓
HCO3- is reabsorbed into blood

42
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What does the tubular epithelium produce?

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→ NH3 from glutamine with glutaminase

43
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Describe the summary of the ion flow through the tubules?

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1) reabsorption of bicarbonate
2) formation of titratable acid phosphate
3) ammonia secretion which creates new bicarbonate

44
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What are changes in acid base balance called and what are the two types?

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→ acidosis or alkalosis

→ respiratory or metabolic

45
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What are the correction mechanisms for changes in pH?

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1) intra and extra cellular buffering
2) respiratory adjustment of ECF PCO2
3) renal adjustment of ECF [HCO3-]

46
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What area regulates respiration and how?

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→ chemosensitive area in medulla
→ monitors H+ of plasma via CSF indirectly
→ charged ions cannot cross blood brain barrier but CO2 does

47
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What happens if plasma pH decreases?

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→ Plasma PCO2 increases
→ CSF pH decreases
→ Respiratory ventilation increases to remove CO2

48
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How is the change in plasma pH monitored?

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→ peripheral chemoreceptors in aortic arch and carotid body

49
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What is metabolic acidosis characterized by?

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→ low pH
→ High ECF H+
→ Low ECF HCO3-

50
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What is metabolic acidosis caused by?

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→ sepsis or shock - lactic acid increases
→ Uncontrolled diabetes - overproduction of 3OHbutyric acid or ketoacids
→ diarrhoea - loss of HCO3- from GI tract

51
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What happens if there is an increase in H+?

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1) ICF and ECF buffers bind to H+ to try and get rid of it
2) if H+ is still high the lungs increase ventilation to remove CO2
3) this compensates for decreased ECF pH
4) kidney increases H+ secretion
5) NH4+ secretion increases - forms new HCO3- ions

52
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What is metabolic alkalosis characterized by?

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→ Increase in ECF HCO3-

→ Decrease in ECF H+

53
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What is metabolic alkalosis caused by?

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→ Excessive diuretic use 
→ Chronic loss of Cl-, Na+, K+, increase of H+ 
→ Vomiting - loss of H+ 
→ Antacids 
→ Hypokalemia
54
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What happens if there is an increase in HCO3-?

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1) ICF and ECF bind to HCO3- to get rid of it
2) if HCO3- is still high the lungs decrease ventilation to increase CO2
3) compensates for increased ECF pH
4) Kidneys decreases H+ secretion
5) decreased HCO3- formation and reabsorption
6) Increased HCO3- excretion

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