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1
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What is the principal buffer of ECF and blood?

A

Bicarbonate

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What is the chemical equation relating to acid base balance and bicarbonate inn the body?

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CO1 + H2O H2CO3 H+ + HCO3-

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How is pH calculated (write out the equation)?

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pH ~ HCO3-/pCO2

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What happens to bicarbonate levels in a metabolic acidemia?

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Fall in HCO3-

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For every bicarbonate ion secreted into the gut below the pylorus what is secreted into the bloodstream?

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H+ ion secreted into bloodstream

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For every H+ ion secreted into the stomach above the pylorus what is secreted into the bloodstream?

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HCO3- secreted into bloodstream

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7
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Overall what is substance is secreted into the bloodstream more from the gut the bicarbonate or protons?

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Acid (so if nothing were to happen i.e kidneys did not exist the body would become more acidic)

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What are the 4 ways by which the kidney controls bicarbonate?

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  • Bicarbonate filtration
  • Bicarbonate reabsorption
  • Bicarbonate regeneration by:
    Titratable acid excretion
    Ammonium excretion
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9
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What is the pH at the start of the proximal tubule?

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~ 7.4

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10
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What is the GFR?

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180 litres/day

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11
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What is the pH at the thick descending limb?

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6.9

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12
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What is the pH at the collecting duct?

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4.5

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13
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What is the normal plasma bicarbonate?

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24 mmol/l

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14
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Where is 85 - 90% of filtered bicarbonate reabsorbed?

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Proximal convoluted tubule

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Where is the remaining 10 - 15% of bicarbonate reabsorbed?

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Distal convoluted tibule and collecting tubule

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16
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How does bicarbonate reach the blood?

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  • CO2 diffuses from the tubular lumen into the tubular cells
  • Carbonic anhydrase converts CO2 converts to CO2 to bicarbonate
  • Bicarbonate then diffuses into blood
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17
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How is H+ excreted from the cell into the tubular lumen and what happens to it?

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  • Inward Na+ drives H+ out (co-transporter)
  • H+ can then through carbonic anhydrase bind with HCO3- to create CO2 and H2O
  • CO2 can then diffuse into tubular cells
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18
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What maximises potasium inside the cell and Na+ outwith?

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Na+/K+ATPase on the basolateral membrane

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19
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Where is carbonic anhydrase present?

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In the proximal tubular lumen not in the distal

20
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What is bicarbonate exchanged for moving into the blood from the tubular cells?

21
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What are the 2 processes by which bicarbonate is regenerated and what is more important?

A
  • Titratable acid excretion (accounts for ~ 1/3)

- Ammonium excretion (more significant)

22
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What is the main source of phsophate in the body?

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Dietary (processed meat, pheasant)

23
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At what percentage is most of the phosphate present at a pH of 7.4?

24
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What are some of the buffers in the urine?

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  • Phosphate
  • Urate
  • Creatinine
  • Beta-hydroxybutyrate
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What buffer is produced in large quantities in diabetic ketoacidosis?
Beta-hydroxybutyrate
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What is the main buffer of protons in the urine?
Phosphate
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How much can ammonium excretion increase in the face of an acid load?
10x
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What amino acid does the renal tubule cell take up more of?
Glutamine
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What is glutamine broken down into?
- Alpha-keto-glutarate then HCO3- - NH4+ Process uses up protons
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How is ammonium excreted?
Na+ facilitated secondary active transport
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What bicarbonate regeneration mechanism can inincrease markedly?
- Ammonium excretion | - NOT titratable acid excretion as it is dependant on diet so remains relatively constant
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How is respiratory acidaemia managed by the kidney?
- Rise in pCO2 - Parallel change inside the renal tubule cells - Intracellular acidaemia - Increases uptake and use of glutamine and hence ammonium excretion - Increasing bicarbonate regeneration - Low intracellular pH increases tubular proton secretion and optimum reabsorption of bicarbonate
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What is an example of a respiratory alkalaemia?
- Panic attack - Pulmonary embolism - High altitude (chronic)
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How is respiratory alkalaemia managed by the kidneys?
- Fall in pCO2 - Parallel change inside the renal tubule cells - Intrcellular rise in pH - Proton secretion falls - Bicarbonate reabsorption falls
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What increases bicarbonate reabsorption and regeneration?
- Increasing pCO2 - Increasing H+ - Decreasing ECF volume - Increasing angiotensin II - Increasing aldosterone - Hypokalaemia
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What decreases bicarbonate reabsorption and regeneration?
- Decreasing pCO2 - Decreasing H+ - Increasing ECF volume - Decreasing angiotensin II - Decreasing aldosterone - Hyperkalaemia
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What is the function of carbonic anhydrase tablets which can be given at extreme altitudes?
Increases loss of bicarbonate and respiratory rate and tidal volume
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What happens to ammonium secretion by the tubule if kidney function is impaired?
Decreased (results in metabolic acaedemia)
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What are the 3 types of renal tubule acidosis?
- Type 1 (distal RTA) - Type 2 (Proximal RTA) - Type 4 (Hyperkalaemic RTA)
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What is happens in type 1 (distal RTA)?
- Lowers capacity to conc. H+ in distal tubule - pH above 5.5 - Plasma K+ usually low - Normal GFR - Bicarbonate < 10 mmol/l
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What is happens in type 2 (proximal RTA)?
- Impairs prox reabsorption of bicarbonate - Urine pH is variable - Plasma K+ usually low - GFR normal - Plasma bicarb 15-20mmol/l
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What is happens in type 4 (Hyperkalaemic RTA)?
- Caused by reduced aldosterone. Inhibits NH4+ production - Urine pH below 5.5 - Plasma K+ is high - Plasma bicarb 15-20 mmol/l
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What type of renal tubule acidosis is most common in children?
Type 2 (Proximal RTA)
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What type of renal tubule acidosis is most common in adults?
Type 4 (Hyperkalaemic RTA)
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What is the rarest type of RTA?
Type 1 (Distal RTA)
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How long does it take for maximal adaptation after a significant acid-base insult?
5-6 days

MD3002 Physiology (24 decks)

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