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Biochemistry Flashcards

1
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Where is most of [H+] in our body excreted?

A

Via urine

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2
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Is urine acidic or alkaline?

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Acidic

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3
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Is buffering of H+ a temporary measure?

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Yes

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4
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Give the bicarbonate equation.

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[H+] + HCO3 = H2CO3 = CO2 + H2O

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5
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What is carbonic acid (H2CO3) removed as?

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CO2

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6
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What is the equation which underpins all acid-base stuff?

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[H+] (alpha sign) (pCO2/[HCO3])

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7
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What is the solution for too much H+ or too much CO2?

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Compensation

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8
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When you’ve got too much H+, what occurs as compensation?

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Lungs blow off CO2

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9
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When you’ve got too much CO2, what occurs as compensation?

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The kidneys get rid of [H+]

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10
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What is acidaemia?

A

Increased [H+]

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11
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What is alkalaemia?

A

Decreased [H+]

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12
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What does acidosis tend to cause?

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Increased [H+]

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13
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What does alkalosis tend to cause?

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Decreased [H+]

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14
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What is the respiratory component?

A

pCO2

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15
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What is the metabolic component?

A

HCO3

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16
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What is an increase in [H+], due to increase pCO2?

A

Respiratory acidosis

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17
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What is a decrease in [H+], due to decreased pCO2?

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Respiratory alkalosis

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18
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What is increased [H+], due to decreased HCO3?

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Metabolic acidosis

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19
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What is decreased [H+], due to increased HCO3?

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Metabolic alkalosis

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20
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What is the respiratory compensation for metabolic acidosis?

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Blow off CO2

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21
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What is the metabolic compensation for respiratory acidosis?

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Excrete more H+

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22
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What is the compensatory response for increased pCO2 (respiratory acidosis)?

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Increased HCO3

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23
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What is the compensatory response for decreased pCO2 (Respiratory alkalosis)?

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Decreased HCO3

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24
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What is the compensatory response for decreased HCO3 (metabolic acidosis)?

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Decreased pCO2

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25
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What is the compensatory response for increased HCO3 (metabolic alkalosis)?

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Increased PCO2

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26
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What are the 4 arterial blood gases?

A

H+
pCO2
HCO3
pO2

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27
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Give three causes of respiratory acidosis?

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Choking
Bronchopneumonia
COAD

28
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Give three causes for respiratory alkalosis?

A

Hysterical over-breathing
Mechanical over-ventialtion
Raised intracranial pressure

29
Q

Give three causes of metabolic acidosis?

A

Imparied [H+] excretion
Increased [H+] production or ingestion
Loss of HCO3

30
Q

Give three causes of metabolic alkalosis?

A

Loss of [H+] in vomit
Alkali ingestion
Potassium deficiency

31
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What is the normal range of pH?

A

7.35 - 7.45

32
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What must PaO2 always be interpreted against?

A

The inspired O2

33
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What is PaO2?

A

the partial pressure of oxygen in arterial blood

34
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What is the normal range breathing air of PaO2?

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9.3 - 13.3 kPa

35
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What is the normal range for PaCO2?

A

4.7 - 6 kPa

36
Q

The body tries to compensate for a metabolic alkalosis by raising PaCO2, what does the body do physically?

A

Hypoventilating

37
Q

The body will try to compensate for a metabolic acidosis by lowering PaCO2, what does the body do physically?

A

Hyperventialte

38
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What is the normal range of base excess?

A

-2 to +2 mmol/l

39
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What is base escess?

A

The measure of how much base has to be removed or added to the system to correct the pH in standard conditions. It is a measure of metabolic acidosis or alkalosis.

40
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What does a negative BE indicate?

A

Metabolic acidosis

41
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What does a positive BE indicate?

A

Metabolic alkalosis

42
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What does the kidney do to compensate for respiratory acidosis?

A

Creates a metabolic alkalosis by retaining bicarbonate

43
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What does the kidney do to compensate for respiratory alkalosis?

A

Creates a metabolic acidosis by excreting bicarbonate

44
Q

What does hypercapnic mean?

45
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What is polydipsia?

A

Excessive thirst

46
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If the patient has metabolic acidosis, and the pCO2 is normal, what does this indicate?

A

No respiratory compensation

47
Q

What is hypoxia?

A

Lack of oxygen

48
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What is hypoxaemia?

A

Low oxygen levels within the blood (pO2 and SaO2 combined)

49
Q

Give four causes of tissue hypoxia

A
  1. Anaemic hypoxia
  2. Perfusional hypoxia
  3. Toxic hypoxia
  4. Hypoxaemic hypoxia
50
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What causes anaemic hypoxia?

A

Lack of Hb

51
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What causes perfusional hypoxia?

52
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What causes toxic hypoxia?

A

Failure of release of O2 at tissue level

53
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What causes hypoxaemic hypoxia?

A

Low pO2 and SaO2 - respiratory insufficiency

54
Q

Name 4 buffers

A
  1. Haemoglobin
  2. Bicarbonate
  3. Ammonium
  4. Phosphate
55
Q

Can overcompensation occur?

56
Q

Name three causes of respiratory acidosis with metabolic compensation

A

Chronic type 2 respiratory failure: COPD, DF, kyphoscoliosis

57
Q

Name 3 causes of metabolic alkalosis with respiratory compensation?

A

Milk alkali syndrome
Vomiting
Severe hypokalaemia

58
Q

Give 5 causes of metabolic acidosis with respiratory compensation?

A 
Sepsis
DKA
Poisoning
Drugs
Lactate
59
Q

What are general causes of respiratory alkalosis with metabolic compensation?

A

Chronic hyper-ventilatory states

60
Q

What are 9 causes of high anion gap? (AMUDPILES)

A

A - alcohol (alcohol dissociates to become a weak acid)
M - methanol (causes blindness)
U - uraemia (failure to reabsorb HCO3 and excrete H+
D - DKA (ketones are dehydrogenated alcohols, and dissociate to acid)
P - paraquat (very nasty poison, universally lethal
I - infection (commonest, localised tissue hypoxia leads to…)
L - lactic acid (product of anaerobic respiration, and tissue necrosis)
E - erythlene gylcol (antifreeze)
S - salicylates (aspirin causes respiratory alkalosis, then metabolic acidosis

61
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What can these 5 things occur as a result of? Addisons disease, high output fistulas, RTA I, II, IV, Acetazolamide therapy, diarrhoea?

A

Normal anion gap

62
Q

Who were pink puffers traditionally though to be?

A

Emphysema patients

63
Q

What to pink puffers react to hypoxaemia by doing?

A

Hyperventilating

64
Q

Who were blue bloaters traditionally though to be?

A

Chronic bronchitis patients

65
Q

What do blue bloaters not do?

A

React to hypoxia or hyperventilate

66
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hi

67
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In acid base balance, what is being regulated?

A

Hydrogen ion concentration ([H+], pH)

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