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VI: Acid-Base Physiology Flashcards

1
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Acidemia range

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pH<7.35

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Alkalemia range

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pH>7.45

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3
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Intracellular and extracellular pH

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Intracellular pH (7.2) < Extracellular pH
Intracellular pH is more acidic
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4
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Arterial pH is slightly

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Alkaline, pH=7.4

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5
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Volatile acid definition

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CO2, produced during digestion (end product of metabolism)

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6
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Nonvolatile acid definition

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Produced from incomplete metabolism

EX. lactic acid

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7
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Excretion of volatile acids by

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Lungs

CO2

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8
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Excretion of nonvolatile acids by

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Kidney

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9
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Volatile acid into bicarbonate

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CO2 + H2O H2CO3 HCO3- + H+

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10
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Enzyme involved in the reaction of CO2 into bicarbonate

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Carbonic anhydrase

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11
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Under pathophysiologic states, B-hydroxybutyric acid and acetoacetic acid formed from

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Untreated diabetes mellitus

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12
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Under pathophysiologic states, lactic acid formed from

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Exercise and hypoxic tissue

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13
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Under pathophysiologic states, salicylic acid formed from

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Aspirin overdose

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14
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Under pathophysiologic states, formic acid formed from

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Methanol ingestion

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15
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Which acid must be buffered before being excreted by kidneys

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Nonvolatile acids

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16
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Which compensation takes longer, renal or respiratory

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Renal, respiratory compensation is very fast

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17
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Major buffers of EXTRACELLUAR fluid are

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Bicarbonate and phosphate

Used to maintain the pH stable before they are excreted in urine

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18
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Bicarbonate buffering

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H2O + CO2 H2CO3 HCO3- + H+

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19
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Phosphate buffering

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H2PO4 < –> HPO4^2- + H+

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20
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Major buffers of INTRACELLULAR fluid are

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Organic phosphates and proteins

Hb most significant

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21
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Henderson-Hasselbacch equation used to

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Calculate pH of arterial blood pressure
pH = pK + log [A-]/[HA]
pH = 6.1 + log[HCO3-]/(0.3 x pCO2)

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22
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In reabsorption of filtered HCO3-, how much of it is reabsorbed

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99.9%

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23
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Why is HCO3- rebasorbed

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To ensure that the major EXTRACELLULAR BUFFER is conserved

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24
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Reabsorption of HCO3- in Proximal Tubule

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80%

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25
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Reabsorption of HCO3- in Thick Ascending Limb in loop of Henle

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10%

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26
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Reabsorption of HCO3- in A-Intercalated Cells of distal nephron

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9.9%

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27
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Calculation of reabsorption

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Glomerular filtration rate x Plasma [HCO3-] x Excretion rate of HCO3-

28
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Reabsorption rate of HCO3- with numbers:

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180L/d x 24mEq/L x 2mEq/d = 4318mEq/d

29
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Meaning of reabsorption

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Fluids going back to the vessels

30
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Meaning of secretion

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Fluids going into the renal tube

31
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In the reabsorption of HCO3-, there is also reabsorption of

32
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Is there NET SECRETION of H+

33
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NBC1:

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Electronic Na+/HCO3- cotransporter 1

34
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AE1:

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Anion exchanger 1 (Cl-)

35
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NHE-3:

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Na+/H+ antitransporter 3

36
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EFFECT OF FILTERED LOAD When does HCO3- absorption mechanism become saturated

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When [plasma] > 40mEq/L –> metabolic alkalosis

37
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When reabsorption mechanism saturated due to metabolic alkalosis,

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Non-reabsorbed HCO3- is excreted in urine so that [blood] decreases to normal

38
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EFFECT EXTRACELLULAR VOLUME, a decrease in ECV will activate the

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Renin-angiotensin II-aldosterone

39
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What stimulated the renin-angiotensin II-aldosterone

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Na+/H+ exchange (NHE-3), stimulated HCO3- reabsorption

40
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An increase in HCO3- reabsorption will cause

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Contraction alkalosis from an increased pH in blood (more alkaline)

41
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EFFECT OF PCO2

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Increased pCO2 = Increased HCO3- reabsorption (bc CO2 is considered an acid, we want to lower the pH)
Decreased pCO2 = Decreased HCO3- reabsorption (we want to increase the pH)

42
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Why dont we want direct elimination of H+ in urine

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Bc it would make the urine pH=1.3

43
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Which is the most important buffer due to increased concentration in urine

44
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How much phosphate reabsorbed

45
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How much phosphate left to be excretes as titrable acid

46
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1st mechanism for H+ secretion is

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H+ATPase stimulated by aldosterone

47
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2nd mechanism for H+ secretion

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H+/K+ATPase

48
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Amount of H+ excreted depends on

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Amount of acid buffer available

49
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Blood vs urine pH

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Blood = 7.4
Urine = 4.4
50
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When does H+ excretion stop

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When pH of urine reached 4.4

51
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Other mechanism used asides from HPO4-

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Excretion of H+ as NH4+ + HCO3-

52
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Why is there another mechanism asides from phosphate

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Because if not, excretion would be limited by the amount of phosphate in urine

53
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Segments in nephron participating in H+ excretion as NH4+

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Proximal tubule
Thick ascending limb
A-intercalated cells

54
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Proximal tubule function in H+ excretion as NH4+

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Proximal tubule, NH4+ secreted by Na+ - H+ exchange

55
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Thick ascending limb function H+ excretion as NH4+

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Thick ascending limb, NH4+ secretion by proximal tubule is REABSORBED

56
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A-intercalated cells function in H+ excretion as NH4+

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A-intercalated cells, NH3+ and H+ secreted into lumen

57
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In proximal tubule, which Aa produces HCO3-

58
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Glutamine in proximal tubule separates into

A

a-ketoglutarate

NH4+

59
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In thick ascending limb, what happens with NH4+

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It is reabsorbed, participates in counter-current multiplication

60
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In a-intercalated cells, NH3

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Can diffuse so it goes directly to lumen from blood

61
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For each H+ secreted, how many HCO3-

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One new HCO3- syntehtised and reabsorbed

62
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Effect of urinary pH on excretion of NH4+

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pH decreases = increase in NH4 buffer = less NH3

A decreased NH3 will cause a greater gradient for NH3 diffusion from interstitium to lumen

63
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Effect of acidosis on NH3 synthesis

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NH3 synthesis depends on how much H+ to be excreted

64
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In chronic acidosis, there is an

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Increased NH3+ synthesis of proximal tubule

65
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Why does hyperkalemia inhibit NH3 synthesis

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K+ will move into cell, causing H+ out of cell

Causing an increase in intracellular pH (more alkaline)

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