test 7 bicarbonate / pH chart

Question 1

What does the bicarbonate/pH chart show

Answer 1

• the relationship between the pH and the bicarbonate ion concentration in the blood.
• The relationship between the two is defined by the Henderson Hasselbalch
  equation

Question 2

increasing the pCO2 does what

Answer 2

• pushes curve to the left (lower pH)

Question 3

Normal buffer line

Answer 3

• relate specific pH value to a specific bicarbonate

Question 4

Respiratory changes

Answer 4

• hypoventilation pushes pCO2 isobar to the left (lower pH)

- hyperventilation pushes pCO2 isobar to the right (higher pH) =>blowing off more CO2

Question 5

Metabolic changes

Answer 5

• increased base and decrease hydrogen pushes buffer line up (higher bicarb)
• decreased base and increased hydrogen pushes buffer line down (lower bicarb)