A patient is brought into the emergency department in a disorientated state. You smell ketones on his breath and suspect he may be in diabetic ketoacidosis. From lab results you find that his blood [HCO3- ] = 12 mM, and his [CO₂] = 1.8 mM. What would you expect his blood pH to be? (pK for [HCO3-]/[CO₂]) = 6.1).

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19. A patient is brought into the emergency department in a disorientated state. You smell ketones on his
breath and suspect he may be in diabetic ketoacidosis. From lab results you find that his blood [HCO3-
] = 12 mM, and his [CO₂] = 1.8 mM. What would you expect his blood pH to be? (pK for [HCO3-]/[CO₂])
= 6.1).
Transcribed Image Text:19. A patient is brought into the emergency department in a disorientated state. You smell ketones on his breath and suspect he may be in diabetic ketoacidosis. From lab results you find that his blood [HCO3- ] = 12 mM, and his [CO₂] = 1.8 mM. What would you expect his blood pH to be? (pK for [HCO3-]/[CO₂]) = 6.1).
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