Acid Base problems Flashcards by Luke de Ruiter | Brainscape

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Hyperkalaemia in acidosis, two examples

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Increased H+ in ECF, due to lowered bicarb (diarrhoea), cellular buffering occurs, where H+ is exchanged for K+ and Na+
For DKA, lactic acid, intracellular acid is made, and freely diffuses out of cell. Ineffective Na+/K+ ATPase increases potassium in ECF thus

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