Chapter 26 Assignment: Acid Base Balance
Explain how the CO2 generated by cells and exhaled in the lungs is carried as bicarbonate in the blood?
How can one have an imbalance in a substance, but not actually have elevated or deficient levels of that substance in the body?
Name 2 buffer systems in the body that help keep the body in balance in terms of the ABG gases
Chapter 26 Discussion Acid Base Balance
Case Study
Micky Mango is a 64-year-old male admitted to the emergency room for asthma. His laboratory results are as follows: pH 7.31, pCO2 higher than normal, and total HCO3 also higher than normal. Classify his acid-base balance as acidosis or alkalosis, and as metabolic or respiratory. Is there evidence of compensation?
Propose the mechanism by which asthma contributed to the lab results seen.