CHLORIDE AND BICARBONATE Flashcards
- HYPOCHLOREMIA
- Salt-Losing Nephritis
- Addisonian Crisis
- Prolonged Vomiting
- Metabolic Alkalosis
- HYPERCHLOREMIA
- Dehydration
- Renal Tubular Acidosis
- Metabolic Acidosis
A decreased HCO3
- Metabolic acidosis
- Renal failure
- RTA w/ hypochloremia
- Diarrhea
- States of poor tissue perfusion
- Respiratory alkalosis
An increased HCO3
- Metabolic alkalosis due to severe vomiting with the loss of Na intake, hypokalemic states, excessive intake of alkali
: Plasma Cl Tends To Fall As HCO; Increases
Metabolic Alkalosis
- Assoc. W/ Prolonged Diarrhea & Loss Of Nahco3
Metabolic Acidosis
DETERMINATION OF CHLORIDE
Major extracellular anion (counterpart of na)
Major extracellular anion (counterpart of na)
Chloride
Chloride
Represents the largest fraction of the plasma total inorganic anion concentration
(~154 mmol/l)
In RBCs:
45 - 54 mmol/l
In tissue cells :
~1.0 mmol/l
Functions in the maintenance of:
- Water distribution (maintains osmolality)
- Osmotic pressure (and blood volume)
- Anion-cation balance in the ecf (electrical neutrality)
one of the most important
electrical neutrality
balance of the + and – charges in the system
electrical neutrality
proper/normal number and ratio of the + and – charges within and outside the cell
electrical neutrality
Chloride maintains electrical neutrality in two ways:
- Na+ is reabsorbed along w/ Cl- in the PCT & LH
- Chloride shift
CO2 generated by cellular metabolism w/in the tissue diffuses out into both the plasma & the rbc
Chloride shift
Chloride is filtered from the plasma by the.
glomerulus
passively absorbed along with sodium in the (?)
proximal convoluted tubules
active reabsorption through the chloride pump happens in the.
ascending loop of Henle
o – movement of Cl against a concentration gradient needing ezymes and energy
Active
active reabsorption by the so called
chloride pump
Excessive sweating triggers release of
Aldosterone
causes the sweat glands to reabsorb more Na+ and Chloride
Aldosterone
conserves or retains Na
Aldosterone
Reference ranges:
Plasma, serum:
Urine (24-hour) :
Plasma, serum: 98-110 mmol/l
Urine (24-hour) :110 - 250 mmol/l
Varies w/ diet
Same time in different days
Samples in the lab are submitted in a large gallon
100 to 150 mL
Urine (24-hour)
Decrease plasma concentration of Cl
HYPOCHLOREMIA
It uses diphenylcarbazone as the indicator and HgCl2 as the end product of the reaction
Mercumetric Titration or the Schales and Schaled method
It is done using spectrophotometric reading which uses diphenylcarbazone as the reagent with reddish complex end point product which is read spectrophotometrically.
Whitehorn Titration Method
When all Cl- in the sample is bound to Ag excess Ag is used to indicate the endpoint
Coulometric - Amperometric Titration
Uses an ion-exchange membrane
Ion-Selective Electrode
2nd most abundant anion in the ECF (following Cl)
Accounts for >90% of the total CO2
Total Carbon Dioxide (CTCO2) in plasma
- HCO3 or CO3 ions – bicarbonate or carbonic ions
- H2CO3 – carbonic acid
- CO2 in Physical Solution
- CO2 loosely bound to proteins (carbamino compounds)
About 85% of filtered bicarbonate is reabsorbed in the (?) and the rest (15%) in the (?)
proximal convoluted tubules
distal convoluted tubules
Tubules are known to be only slightly permeable to bicarbonate because bicarbonate after being filtered into the tubules combines with hydrogen to form (?).
carbonic acid
Bicarbonate do no as is enters the cell, but is reabsorbed back as
carbon dioxide
Little bicarbonate is loss in
urine
then dissociates into molecules of water and carbon dioxide where carbon dioxide readily diffuses back into the ECF.
Carbonic acid
Alterations of (?) in plasma are characteristic of acid-base imbalance.
HCO3 & CO2
: provide a definitive picture of the over-all pattern of imbalances.
Evaluation of blood gases & pH
A decreased HCO3
- Metabolic acidosis
- Renal failure
- RTA w/ hypochloremia
- Diarrhea
- States of poor tissue perfusion
- Respiratory alkalosis
An increased HCO3
- Metabolic alkalosis
may occur from metabolic acidosis as HCO3- combines with H to produce CO2, which is exhaled by the lungs
Metabolic acidosis
– great reduction in the normally functioning nephrons
Renal failure
– exchange of fluid, ions, and gasses are disrupted
States of poor tissue perfusion
CO2 in the blood decreases
Respiratory alkalosis
ex. Hyperventilation – rapid inhalation; removing high amount of CO2 =
Respiratory alkalosis
Management: paper bag
Respiratory alkalosis
Metabolic alkalosis due to
severe vomiting with the loss of Na intake, hypokalemic states, excessive intake of alkali
(antacids like Kremil-S for hyperacidity/heartburn containing bicarbonate supplements: only 7 tablets per day)
Alkali
HCO3 specimen
Serum or Lithium heparinized plasma (from venous or capillary blood)
Specimen drawn in (?): unopened & centrifuged ASAP
evacuated tube
Analyzed promptly after the tube is
opened
Note: Exposure to air = CO2 loss; decrease by (?) within an hour
6 mmol/L
Ideal collection
Arterial Blood Collection
Collection from the artery
Arterial Blood Collection
Complex procedure performed by trained personnel
Arterial Blood Collection
Arterial Blood Collection
To determine
arterial blood gasses
Sample is collected via catheter placed in artery or direct syringe puncture (pre-heparinized)
Arterial Blood Collection