A newborn exhibits signs of respiratory distress due to the lack of surfactant. She has signs of low oxygen and high carbon dioxide. What will happen with pH balance and what type of acid-base disorder might she develop and how would her body compensate?  Be detailed in your explanation.

Q: Rebecca is found to have acidosis. She has elevated PCO2 and [HCO3-]. Which of the following is…

A: Acidosis is a condition in which body fluid contains too much acid. It happens when the lungs and…

Q: Please describe the blood hydrogen Carbonate buffer system and its importance.

A: Buffer is a solution which resist change in pH on adding little acid or base due to it's reserve…

Q: What is it called when blood pH is below what it should be?

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Q: Why is the dehydration process must be done thoroughly and gradually

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Q: Identifies the roles of ventilation and PCO₂ in acid/base balance . Answer ASAP .

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Q: What is it called when blood pH is above what it should be?

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Q: Would you expect Bertha's arterial pH levels to change during her exercise? Explain why or why not?

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A: Potassium sparing drugs act as antagonists of aldosterone on the kidney.

Q: Decrease in bicarbonate concentration and decrease of blood pH below 7.35  metabolic acidosis…

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Q: Severely malnourished individuals, depleted of proteins and other solutes in their plasma,…

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Q: Suppose a patient has chronic metabolic acidosis, perhaps from type Il diabetes. Suppose a clinic is…

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Q: explain the role of glutamine system in adjusting the blood PH

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Q: which blood pH would cause the kidneys specifically the collecting ducts to excrete bicarbonate…

A: Bicarbonate, also realized as HCO3, is a product of your body's metabolism .Blood brings bicarbonate…

Q: ADH

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Q: Explain why respiration does not normally influence acid-base balance.

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Q: Explain the difference between short term mechanisms for preventing acid-base imbalances in the body…

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Q: A patient with a urine pH of 4.5, a blood pH of 7.3 and a PCO2 of 32 mmHg. Identify the acid base…

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Q: thoroughly the renal regulation of acid-base balance in the body with the illustration of…

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Q: Which of the following can cause metabolic acidosis? heart failure vomiting the acid contents of…

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Q: Why does the risk of dehydration increase as people age? no handwritten answers please,

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Q: Describe the blood hydrogen carbonate buffer system. What happens when blood acidity rises? Show the…

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Q: Please explain in detail why does hyperkalemia always cause acidosis? Why does hypokalemia always…

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Q: A patient exhibits the following symptoms: elevated urine ammonia and increased rate of respiration.…

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Q: Identify the three blood variables considered when making a diagnosis of acidosis or alkalosis, what…

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Q: In a person who suffers acidosis, the way to counteract the condition is by:     Drink a large…

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Q: Metabolic acidosis results is low blood pH levels and high bicarbonate ion concentration.   True…

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Q: A patient suffers a seizure, becomes unconscious and stops breathing, what type of acid-base…

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