Lab 6 - Acid/Bases

Question 1

Acidosis

Answer 1

pH of body fluids below 7.5

Question 2

Alkalosis

Answer 2

pH of body fluids above 7.5

Question 3

Respiratory acidosis

Answer 3

caused by inadequate ventilation
- reduced elimination of CO2

(asthma, damage to resp center in brain, emphysema)

Question 4

Metabolic acidosis

Answer 4

results from all conditions other than resp that decrease pH

(diarrhea, vomiting, ingesting overdose of aspirin, untreated diabetes mellitus, anaerobic respiration)

Question 5

Resp alkalosis

Answer 5

caused by hyperventilation, high altitude (reduced partial pressure of O2)

Question 6

Metabolic alkalosis

Answer 6

results from all conditions other than resp that increase pH

(severe vomiting, too much aldosterone, ingestion of substances like bicarbonate of soda)