L22 kidney acid base status

Question 1

what are sources of H+ gain

Answer 1

1. CO2
2. production of acids from protein degradation
3. loss of bicarbonate (as diarrhoea, urine etc)

Question 2

sources of loss of H+

Answer 2

1. used in metabolic ​processes
2. lost in vomit/urine
3. hyperventilation