KINE 3012 Lecture Notes - Lecture 32: Metabolic Acidosis, Respiratory Acidosis, Blood Test
7 Apr 2018
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Bicarbonate ion in the ltrate is converted into co2, which the di uses into the epithelial cells, then gets converted back into bicarbonate and gets reabsorbed in the plasma. Consider a scenario where hydrogen exceeds bicarbonate levels, so you"re in a state of acidosis: this can happen if your cells are more metabolically active, and you have a higher level of. This will be excreted, since we don"t transport phosphoric acid. The consequence of this is that you get to create a new bicarbonate ion that goes into the plasma that you didn"t have before. Consider this scenario: respiratory acidosis: a situation where you have excess co2 due to a ventilatory problem. This can happen from holding your breath or something else: as the co2 accumulates in the plasma, you will have more co2 being turned into hydrogen ions. Excess co2 is = to increased hydrogen ions.
