VI: Acid-Base Physiology Flashcards
Acidemia range
pH<7.35
Alkalemia range
pH>7.45
Intracellular and extracellular pH
Intracellular pH (7.2) < Extracellular pH Intracellular pH is more acidic
Arterial pH is slightly
Alkaline, pH=7.4
Volatile acid definition
CO2, produced during digestion (end product of metabolism)
Nonvolatile acid definition
Produced from incomplete metabolism
EX. lactic acid
Excretion of volatile acids by
Lungs
CO2
Excretion of nonvolatile acids by
Kidney
Volatile acid into bicarbonate
CO2 + H2O H2CO3 HCO3- + H+
Enzyme involved in the reaction of CO2 into bicarbonate
Carbonic anhydrase
Under pathophysiologic states, B-hydroxybutyric acid and acetoacetic acid formed from
Untreated diabetes mellitus
Under pathophysiologic states, lactic acid formed from
Exercise and hypoxic tissue
Under pathophysiologic states, salicylic acid formed from
Aspirin overdose
Under pathophysiologic states, formic acid formed from
Methanol ingestion
Which acid must be buffered before being excreted by kidneys
Nonvolatile acids
Which compensation takes longer, renal or respiratory
Renal, respiratory compensation is very fast
Major buffers of EXTRACELLUAR fluid are
Bicarbonate and phosphate
Used to maintain the pH stable before they are excreted in urine
Bicarbonate buffering
H2O + CO2 H2CO3 HCO3- + H+
Phosphate buffering
H2PO4 < –> HPO4^2- + H+
Major buffers of INTRACELLULAR fluid are
Organic phosphates and proteins
Hb most significant
Henderson-Hasselbacch equation used to
Calculate pH of arterial blood pressure
pH = pK + log [A-]/[HA]
pH = 6.1 + log[HCO3-]/(0.3 x pCO2)
In reabsorption of filtered HCO3-, how much of it is reabsorbed
99.9%
Why is HCO3- rebasorbed
To ensure that the major EXTRACELLULAR BUFFER is conserved
Reabsorption of HCO3- in Proximal Tubule
80%
Reabsorption of HCO3- in Thick Ascending Limb in loop of Henle
10%
Reabsorption of HCO3- in A-Intercalated Cells of distal nephron
9.9%