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Renal Acid/Base
Acid/Base Physiology
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Not Applicable
04/12/2004

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Term
Normal pH:
Definition
7.37-7.44
Term
Normal PCO2
Definition
40 mmHg
Term
Normal PO2
Definition
80-100 mmHg
Term
Normal HCO3-
Definition
24 mmol/L
Term
For respiratory disturbances, the pH should change __ units for each 10 mmHg change in PCO2. If pH does not correlate then there is also a metabolic process going on.
Definition
0.8
Term
A pH change of 0.15 should cause a __ mmol/l change in HCO3-
Definition
10
Term
Anion gap =______ and normal is between __ and __. Anion gap is used to determine the existenc.e of certain states that lead to _____ _____
Definition
Na - (Cl + HCO3); 8, 12; metabolic acidosis.
Term
Respiratory acidosis is PCO2 > ___ and Metabolic acidosis is the HCO3- < ___.
Definition
44mmHg; 22mmol/l
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