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Chloride and Bicarbonate (RVSP) Flashcards

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3 functions of chloride

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  • maintains osmolality
  • maintains blood volume
  • maintains electric neutrality
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Major extracellular anion

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Chloride (Cl-)

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Cl- shifts secondarily to a movement of ___ and ___

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Na+

HCO3-

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3
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Organ that absorbs Cl-

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Small intestine

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4
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Passively reabsorbs Cl-

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Proximal tubules

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Excess Cl- is excreted in the _____ and ______

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Urine

Sweat

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Stimulates aldosterone secretion; Cl-

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Excessive sweating

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Effect of aldosterone on serum Cl- levels

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Increased Cl- levels

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8
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Effect of aldosterone on sweat Cl- levels

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Decreased Cl- levels

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Electrolyte that is the partner of Na+

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Cl-

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2 ways in which Cl- maintains electric neutrality

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  • Cl- acts as a rate-limiting component in Na+ reabsorption

- Chloride shift

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11
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Buffers H+ inside the red cell

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Deoxyhemoglobin

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Process of maintaining electric neutrality where Cl- diffuses into the red cell as HCO3- didfuses out into the plasma

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Chloride shift

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True/False. Cl- passively follows Na+

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True

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Excessive loss of HCO3-; increased serum Cl-

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Hyperchloremia

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15
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Excessive loss of Cl-

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Hypochloremia

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Causes of hyperchloremia

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  • GI losses
  • RTA
  • metabolic acidosis
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Causes of hypochloremia

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  • prolnged vomiting
  • diabetic ketoacidosis
  • aldosterone deficiency
  • salt-losing renal diseases (ex: pyelonephritis)
  • metabolic alkalosis
  • compensatory respiratory acidosis
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Specimens for Cl-

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  • serum
  • plasma (lithium heparin)
  • whole blood
  • urine (24 hr)
  • sweat
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19
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Effect of hemolysis on Cl- levels

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Decreased (because of dilutional effect)

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20
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Most commonly used method for Cl-

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ISE

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Mts for Cl-; uses silver wire coated with AgCl as electrode

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ISE

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Reaction for Colorimetric determination of Cl-

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Cl- + Hg(SCN)2 —> HgCl2 + SCN-

SCN- + Fe3+ —> Fe(SCN)3

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Cl- mtd; Ag+ combines with Cl-; excess/free Ag+ indicates endpoint

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Cotlove Chloridometer/Whitehorn/Sendroy Stiff/Amperometric-Coulometric

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Cl- mtd; excess amount of Hg measured by titrating diphenylcarbazone

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Schales and Schales / Mercurimetric titration

25
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Endpoint of Schales and Schales mtd for Cl-

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Blue violet color

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Reaction for Schales and Schales / Mercurimetric titration for Cl-

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Cl- + Hg(NO3)2 —> HgCl2 + NO3-

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Titrated in the mercurimetric titration/Schales and Schales method for Cl-

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Diphenylcarbazone

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RR for Cl- (Serum/plasma and urine)

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Serum/plasma: 98-107 mmol/L

Urine: 110-250 mmol/day, varies with diet

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Indicator if Cl- movement

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Na+

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Second most abundant anion in the ECF

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Bicarbonate (HCO3-)

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Composition of Total CO2

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  • Bicarbonate ion (HCO3-): 90%
  • carbonic acid (H2CO3)
  • dissolved CO2
32
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Indicative of Total CO2 measurement

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HCO3- measurement

33
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Major component of the buffering system of blood

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HCO3-

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Reaction in the production of HCO3-

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CO2 + H2O H2CO3 H+ + HCO3-

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Is CO2 acidic or basic?

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Acidic

36
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Reabsorbs 85% of HCO3-

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Proximal tubules

37
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Reabsorbs 15% of HCO3-

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Distal tubules

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HCO3- is reabsorbed in the tubules as _______

A

CO2

39
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Problem in alkalosis

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Too much HCO3-

40
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Remedy for alkalosis

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Excrete HCO3-

41
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Problem in Acidosis

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Too much H+

42
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Remedy for Acidosis

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  • excrete H+

- reabsorb HCO3-

43
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HCO3- level in metabolic acidosis

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Decreased

44
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Response for metabolic acidosis

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Hyperventilation

45
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Total CO2 level in metabolic alkalosis

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Increased

46
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Response for metabolic alkalosis

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Hypoventilation

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3 causes of metabolic alkalosis

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  • severe vomiting
  • hypokalemia
  • excessive alkali intake
48
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Specimens for HCO3- determnation

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Serum
Plasma (lithium heparin)

ANAEROBIC (specimens should be capped)

49
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Rate of decrease in CO2 if specimen is left uncapped

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6 mmol/L/hr

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HCO3- mtd; uses an acid reagent to convert all forms of CO2 to CO2 gas; uses pCO2 electrode

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ISE

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In the ISE mtd for HCO3-, all forms of CO2 is converted to _______

A

CO2 gas

52
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Electrode used in ISE for HCO3-

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pCO2 electrode

53
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Reagent used in ISE for HCO3-

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Acid reagent

54
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HCO3- mtd; Sx is alkalinized to convert all forms of CO2 to HCO3-

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Enzymatic mtd

55
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In enzymatic mtd for HCO3-, all forms of CO2 is converted to ______

A

HCO3-

56
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Reaction for Enzymatic mtd for HCO3-

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  1. Phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP) + HCO3- –PEP Carboxylase–> Oxaloacetate + H2PO4-
  2. Oxaloacetate + NADH + H+ –MDH–> malate + NAD+

MDH: malate dehydrogenase

57
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RR for HCO3- (plasma, serum)

A

CO2, venous 23-29 mmol/L

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