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What is equation for pH?

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pH = -log[H]

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What is pH of stomach acid?

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2

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What is pH of urine?

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6

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what is pH of saliva?

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6

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What is normal blood pH?

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7.4

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What are the two types of acid you make?

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  • non-carbonic/non-volatile/fixed [from protein digestion]

- carbonic/volatile [from cell respiration]

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What are some non-volatice acids from protein metabolism?

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  • cycstein
  • H2S
  • SO4
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How are carbonic acids excreted?

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via lungs

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How are non-carbonic acids eliminated?

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via kidney

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What is plasma conc HCO3?

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24 mEq/L = 24 mmol/L

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What is plasma pCO2?

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40 mmHg

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What happens if we eat excess H?

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  • more glutamine comes into PT cell –> more NH4 into lumen and more HCO3 into blood
  • in alpha intercalated: can excrete more H since it can bind NH3 and won’t affect urine pH , create more HCO3 that goes into blood
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Will you get alkaline blood if you eat too much HCO3?

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No - because there is a threshold in PT for how much HCO3 the transporter can reabsorb
- if you eat too much HCO3 it will get excreted and not reabsorbed

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What happens if you exercise heavily and generate lactic acid?

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  • lactic acid –> lactate + H
  • the H then: H + HCO3 -> H2CO3
  • H2CO3 –> H2O + CO2 and breathed off
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What is function of kidney in high H handling?

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  • reabsorption and generation of HCO3

- excretion of H

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What is function of lungs in high H handling?

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regulation pCO2

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What is relationship [H] to pCO2 and [HCO3]

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[H] is proportional to pCO2/[HCO3]

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What is definition acidemia?

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blood pH < 7.4

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what is definition alkalemia?

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blood pH > 7.4

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what is definition acidosis?

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a process that increases the [H]

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what is definition alkalosis?

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a process that decreases the [H]

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Can you have acidemia and alkalemia at the same time?

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No

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Can you have alkalosis and acidosis at the same time?

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yes

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What does it mean if an acidosis/alkalosis is respiratory? [ie what value is changing]

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  • primary change in pCO2 –> problem caused by lungs
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What does it mean if an acidosis/alkalosis is metabolic? [ie what value is changing]
- primary change in HCO3
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What is a compensation?
predictable response by body to change in pCO2 or HCO3
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in the equation H ~ pCO2/[HCO3] which part do lungs compensate with? which part does kidney compensate with?
- lungs compensate by altering pCO2 | - kidney compensates by altering HCO3
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What is cause of respiratory acidosis?
not breathing too much -- accumulate pCO2
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what is cause of respiratory alkalosis?
breathing too much - loss of pCO2
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What is path of respiratory disorder [initial change, acute, chronic]?
initial: change in pCO2 acute: compensate by intracellular buffering chronic: compensation by kidney HCO3 handling
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What is path of changes [initial and compensation] from hypoventilation?
initial: respiratory acidosis - low pH/ high H - high pCO2 - normal HCO3 compensation by kidneys - slightly less low pH - still high pCO2 - high HCO3
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What are lab pH, CO2, and HCO3 values from respiratory acidosis?
- low pH - high pCO2 - high HCO3 two in same direction = respiratory
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What are some acute causes of respiratory acidosis?
- upper airway obstrcution - respiratory center inhibition - exacerbation of chronic lung disease - mechanical ventilation
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What are some chronic causes of respiratory acidosis?
- mechanical ventilation - COPD - extreme obesity
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What is path of changes [initial and compensation] from hyerventilation?
initial: respiratory alkalosis - high pH/ low H - low pCO2 - normal HCO3 compensation by kidneys - slightly less high pH - still low pCO2 - low HCO3
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What is kidney compensation for respiratory acidosis?
- increased regeneration of HCO3 in alpha intercalated cells
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What is kidney compensation for respiratory alkalosis?
- decreased HCO3 reabsorption in PT | - decreased regenration HCO3 in alpha intercalated
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What are some causes of respiratory alkalosis
hypoxemia - from anemia, high altitutide, fibrosis/edema, CHF - direct stimulation of medullary respiratory center - mechanical ventilation
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What are lab pH, CO2, and HCO3 values from respiratory alkalosis?
- high pH - low pCO2 - low HCO3 2 in same direction = respiratory
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Case: 54 M, COPD, hip fracture Na = 138, K = 3.9, CL = 103, HCO3 = 29, pH = 7.35, pCO2 = 55 acidemia or alkalemia? metabolic or respiratory? is compensation appropriate?
respiratory acidemia
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What rise in HCO3 do you expect from 15 mmHg rise pCO2 in respiratory acidosis if acute? if chronic?
acute: 1.5 mEq/L rise chronic: 5.25 mEq/L rise
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What is initial change in metabolic disorder? compensation?
- initial change [HCO3] | - compensate by change in ventilation of pCO2
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What are the four ways you can get metabolic acidosis?
1. increased acid production 2. decreased acid excretion 3. decreased HCO3 production 4. increased HCO3 excretion
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What is path of changes in metabolic acidosis? Initial and compensation?
initial: - low pH/ high H - normal pCO2 - low HCO3 compensation by lungs: - slightly less low pH - low pCO2 - still low HCO3
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What are lab pH, CO2, and HCO3 values from metabolic acidosis?
- low pH - low pCO2 - low HCO3 all in same direction = metabolic
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What could cause metabolic acidosis from under excretion of acid?
acute or chronic renal failure
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What could cause metabolic acidosis from over-secretion of HCO3?
GI loss | renal loss
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What could cause metabolic acidosis from under-production of HCO3?
renal defect
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What could cause metabolic acidosis from over-production of acid? Exogenous? endogenous?
endogenous - lactic, ketone, amino, phosphoric exogenous - salicylate, methanol, HCl, ethylene glycol, toluene
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What is the equation for anion gap?
AG = Na - (HCO3 + Cl)
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What is normal anion gap? range?
11 'unmeasured anions' 8-12 mEq/L
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What is explanation of anion gap idea?
- blood must be electrically neutral - [Na] = 140 is main cation so there must be equivalent anion conc in blood - main anions are: - -- [HCO3] = 24 - -- [Cl] = 105 the anion gap = whatever leftover anions unmeasured
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Why is it normal to have an anion gap?
because there are anions present that aren't measured like albumin, phosphaste etc
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When do you have low Cl?
hyponatremia --> Na and Cl travel together
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Why might you have low bicarb in metabolic acidosis?
bicarb is buffering the H+ from whatever extra acid acumulated
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What are the causes of high anion gap acidosis? [mnemonic]
MUDPILES - Methanol - Uremia = kidny failure - Diabetic, alcoholic, or starvation ketoacidosis - Propylene glycol, pyroglutamic acid - INH or Iron - Lactic Acidosis - Ethylene glycol - Salicylates
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Methanol is associated with what metabolic state?
high anion gap acidosis | [due to exogenous acid acumulation]
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Uremia [kidney disease] is associated with what metabolic state?
high anion gap acidosis | [due to failure to excrete acid]
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ketoacidosis [from diabetes, alcohol, or starvation] is associated with what metabolic state?
high anion gap acidosis | [due to endogenous acid build up]
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propylene glycol is associated with what metabolic state?
high anion gap acidosis | [due to exogenous acid]
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Iron is associated with what metabolic state?
high anion gap acidosis | [due to exogenous acid]
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Lacid Acidosis is associated with what metabolic state?
high anion gap acidosis | [due to endogenous acid]
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Ethylene glycol is associated with what metabolic state?
high anion gap acidosis | [due to exogenous acid]
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Salicylates are associated with what metabolic state?
high anion gap acidosis | [due to exogenous acid]
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What causes non-anion gap acidosis?
- due to loss of bicarbonate in diarrhea or renal
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What happens to Na/HCO3/Cl/unmeasured levels in non anion-gap acidosis?
- normal Na - low HCo3 - high Cl
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Why do you get high Cl in non anion-gap acidosis?
You don't have as much HCO3 around to use to reabsorb Na | you start increasing Cl reabsorption to help with Na reabsorption
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Case: - 25F 3 days diarrhea Bp 100/60 HR 110 RR 20 Na = 143, K = 3.3, Cl = 117, HCO3 = 16, Alb = 3.7 pH = 7.25, pCO2 = 34 acidemia or alkalemia? met or resp? anion gap or none? appropriate compensation?
- metabolic acidemia | - no anion gap and high Cl
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What is winter's formula? what do you use it for
expected pCO2 = 1.5 (HCO3) + 8 +/- 2 determining expected respiratory compensation in metabolic acidosis
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What is path of changes in metabolic alkalosis? Initial and compensation?
initial - high pH/low H - normal pCO2 - high HCO3 compensation: - less high pH/ less low H - high pCO2 - still high HCO3
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What are two causes of metabolic alkalosis?
1. loss of H via GI [vomit] or kidney [diuretics] 2. loss of ECF [contraction alkalosis] - less volume with same HCO3 so HCO3 conc rises
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What are 3 reasons you might get HCO3 reabsorption increases even when you have high HCO3?
1. decreased GFR: get decreased filtered load 2. decreased effective circulation volume: promotes Na/HCO3 reabsorption in PT 3. hypokalemia: promotes H secretion / K reabsorption in a-intercalated cell
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What are lab pH, CO2, and HCO3 values from metabolic alkalosis?
- high pH - high HCO3 - high pCO2

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