B&B Renal: Acid-Base Disorders Flashcards
Acid-Base regulation
Renal Functions
- Reabsorb / generate bicarbonate
- Excrete H+
Types of acids
Acid Excretion
2 types of acids produced via metabolism
1. Volatile acids
2. Non-volatile acids
Volatile acids
Acid Excretion
CO2
* Combines w/ H2O to form carbonic acid (H2CO3)
* Eliminated by lungs (respiration)
Non-volatile acids
Acid Excretion
Derived from AAs, fatty acids, nucleic acids
* Non-volatile acids are buffered by bicarbonate
* Prevents changes in blood pH due to build up of acidic metabolic products
* Bicarbonate must be replenished by the kidneys
Bicarbonate reabsorption
Proximal Tubule
All filtered bicarbonate is reabsorbed in the kidneys
2. 1. Na+/H+ exchanger in apical membrane transports Na+ into cells & H+ into urine
2. H+ & HCO3- in urine form H2CO3
3. CA converts H2CO3 to CO2 & H2O
4. CO2 & H2O diffuse into cells
5. CA converts CO2 & H2O back to H2CO3
6. H2CO3 divides into H+ & HCO3-
7. NBC in BL membrane cotransports Na+ & HCO3- into blood
80% of bicarbonate reabsorption occurs in proximal tubule
Bicarbonate generation
Collecting Duct
Bicarbonate is generated in intercalated cells of CD to replace any that was used to buffer non-volatile acids
1. CO2 & H2O are combined to form H2CO3 by CA
2. H2CO3 divides into H+ & HCO3-
3. HCO3- is transported from cell into blood
4. H+ is pumped out of cell into urine by H+-ATPase; high urine [H+} has low pH, needs to be buffered
Urinary Buffers
H+ Excretion
- Titratable acids
- Ammonia
Titratable Acids
Urinary Buffers
Phosphate
* HPO4 is filtered by glomerulus
* Becomes H2PO4 in urine w/ addition of H+
* Picks up H+ produced in HCO3- generation
* H2PO4 is excreted in urine = excretion of H+
Ammonia
Urinary Buffers
- Limited supply of titratable acids
- Varies with dietary intake (especially PO4)
- Supply of ammonia is adaptable
- Kidneys generate more NH3 when H+ increases
- Synthesized from glutamine (Glu = 2 NH3)
- NH3 picks up H+ produced in HCO3- generation
- NH4+ is excreted in urine = excretion of H+
Renal Acid-Base
Summary
- Non-volatile acids in serum are buffered by HCO3-
- Prevents changes in blood pH
- Low HCO3- levels stimulate:
- PCT: HCO3- resorption
- CD: HCO3- generation & H+ excretion
- H+ in the urine is buffered by urinary buffers:
- Titratable acids: phosphate (HPO4-, H2PO4)
- Ammonia (NH3, NH4+)
Acid-Base Equilibrium
Acid-Base Principles
CO2 + H2O <–> HCO3- + H+
* H+: determines pH
* HCO3-: maintained by kidneys, metabolism
* Low HCO3- –> high H+ (low pH)
* High HCO3- –> low H+ (high pH)
* CO2: maintained by lungs
* Low CO2 –> low H+ (high pH)
* High CO2 –> high H+ (low pH)
Henderson-Hasselbalch Equation
Acid-Base Principles
pH = 6.1 + log [HCO3-] / (0.03 x pCO2)
Normal Values
Acid-Base Equilibrium
- Normal HCO3- = 26 mEq/L
- Normal pCO2 = 40 mm Hg
- Normal pH = 7.4
- Hyperventilation
- Kussmaul breathing
- Depression of myocardial contractility
- Decreased CO
- Cerebral vasodilation
- Increased cerebral blood flow (CBF)
- Increased intracranial pressure (ICP)
- CNS depression
- Due to high CO2 levels
- Hyperkalemia
- Shifts H+ into cells in exchange for K+
- Shift in Hgb dissociation curve
- Bohr effect
- Low pH leads to greater O2 dissociation
Symptoms
Acidosis
- Inhibition of respiratory drive
- Depression of myocardial contractility
- Cerebral vasoconstriction
- Decreased CBF
- Hypokalemia
- Shifts K+ into cells in exchange for H+
- Shit in Hgb dissociation curve
Symptoms
Alkalosis
Approach to Acid-Base Problems
Acid-Base Principles
- Check the pH
- Check HCO3- & pCO2
- Determine acid-base disorder
- Calculate anion gap (metabolic acidosis only)
- Check for mixed disorders
Step 1: Check the pH
Approach to Acid-Base Problems
pH < 7.4 = acidosis
pH > 7.4 = alkalosis
Step 2: Check HCO3- & pCO2
Approach to Acid-Base Problems
HCO3-: venipuncture; normal = 26 mEq/L
CO2: ABG; normal = 40 mm Hg
Step 3: Determine acid-base disorder
Approach to Acid-Base Problems
- Acidosis + low HCO3- = metabolic acidosis
- Acidosis + high pCO2 = respiratory acidosis
- Alkalosis + high HCO3- = metabolic alkalosis
- Alkalosis + low pCO2 = respiratory alkalosis
Compensatory Changes
Acid-Base Disorders
- Metabolic acidosis: pH < 7.4; low HCO3-
- Compensation: decrease pCO2
- Metabolic alkalosis: pH > 7.4; high HCO3-
- Compensation: increase pCO2
- Respiratory acidosis: pH < 7.4; high pCO2
- Compensation: increase HCO3-
- Respiratory alkalosis: pH > 7.4; low pCO2
- Compensation: decrease HCO3-
Respiratory Compensation
Acid-Base Disorders
Changes pCO2 to compensate for metabolic disorders
- Metabolic acidosis –> Hyperventilation
- Blows off CO2 –> pCO2 decreases
- Less H+ in blood –> pH rises
- Metabolic alkalosis –> Hypoventilation
- Retains CO2 –> pCO2 increases
- More H+ in blood –> pH falls
Metabolic Compensation
Acid-Base Disorders
Changes HCO3- to compensate for respiratory disorders
* Respiratory acidosis –> HCO3- resorption
* Bicarbonate is reabsorbed
* Excess H+ is filtered / secreted into nephron
* Urinary buffers are excreted = H+ is excreted
* Respiratory alkalosis –> HCO3- secretion
* Reverse of acidosis
Mixed Disorders
Acid-Base Disorders
- 2 concurrent acid-base disorders
- Metabolic acidosis & respiratory alkalosis / acidosis
- Metabolic acidosis & metabolic alkalosis
- 2 metabolic acidoses
- Determined expected compensatory response to assess for mixed disorders
- Expected HCO3- for respiratory disorder
- Expected CO2 for metabolic disorder
- Use renal formulas to determine expected response
- 2nd disorder is present if actual response does not equal expected response
- Body cannot compensate to normal pH
- If pH = 7.4 in context of acid-base disorder, mixed disorder is likely
- If actual (A) does not equal expected (X), determine abnormality
- CO2 > X: 2nd respiratory acidosis
- CO2 < X: 2nd respiratory alkalosis
- HCO3- < X: 2nd metabolic acidosis
- HCO3- > X: 2nd metabolic alkalosis
- Body cannot compensate to normal pH
Metabolic Acidosis Compensation
Mixed Acid-Base Disorders
Compensatory respiratory alkalosis
* Hyperventilation: decreased pCO2
* Winter’s formula: calculates expected pCO2
pCO2 = 1.5 x ([HCO3-]) + 8 =/-2
- If actual pCO2 does not equal expected, mixed disorder is present