Exam 44: Acid Base Balance

The kidney gets rid of excess hydrogen ions by the process of filtration.

What is the chloride shift and what is its cause?

Match each term with it corresponding definition. -Arterial blood pH greater than 7.45

Citrus fruits are mainly acid forming when metabolized.

Why are metabolic and respiratory acidosis treated by the intravenous infusion of solutions containing sodium lactate?

Because saline solutions have chloride in them, they can be used to treat metabolic alkalosis caused by vomiting.

An example of a physiological buffer system (with a delayed response time) would be the _____ system.

The loss of chloride from the stomach will tend to lower the pH of the body.

Mineral elements that are acidic include potassium, calcium, and sodium.

A decrease in blood pH below normal tends to:

The most acidic substance in the body is:

Which of these is true about the metabolism of glucose?

Sulfuric acid results from the metabolism of:

A vegetarian diet would tend to produce an alkaline state in body fluids.

Which of the following is not a weak acid?

Overall, the kidney is less effective in controlling blood hydrogen ion concentration than is the respiratory system.

Under normal body conditions, the chemical buffer system can maintain normal body pH.

Kidney tubule base bicarbonate reabsorption and hydrogen ion excretion tend to lower the blood pH and raise the pH of the urine.

An increase in respiratory rate would result in a decrease in all of the following except:

On the pH scale, as the value moves from 1 toward 7, the concentration of hydrogen ions increases.