Acid-base balance — Flashcards

What is the normal average arterial pH? _____

Patients with diabetic ketoacidosis have _____ bicarbonate reabsorption

Pancreatic secretions are _____-tonic relative to plasma, regardless of flow rate

Hyperventilation as a respiratory compensation for metabolic acidosis is known as _____ breathing

Secondary lactase deficiency occurs due to loss of the intestinal _____

In the proximal tubule, glutamate is ultimately metabolized to _____, which is reabsorbed

In the _____ cells of the collecting duct, NH3 and H+ are secreted into the lumen

Acid-base disturbances may affect serum K+ levels via altering activity and directionality of the _____ exchanger

What effect does somatostatin have on gallbladder contraction? _____

If metabolic alkalosis is accompanied by ECF volume _____, the reabsorption of HCO3- increases, worsening the metabolic alkalosis