NUR 612 (PATHO) RENAL, VC #3 Questions with CORRECT Answers (Grade A+)

NUR 612 (PATHO) RENAL, VC #3 Questions with CORRECT Answers (Grade A+)


Question 1:

molecules that release H+

Answer:

acids

Question 2:

substances that accept or combine H+ to lower pH

Answer:

bases

Question 3:

normal ph

Answer:

35-7.45

Question 4:

acids that we can blow with our lungs (ex. C02 and H20)?

Answer:

volatile acids

Question 5:

acids that are excreted in kidneys that come from metabolism of proteins, fats, and oxidation of

glucose is called?

Answer:

nonvolatile (fixed) acids

Question 6:

explain how bicarb is formed?

Answer:

C02 + water = carbonic acid - splits into h+ and HC03-

Question 7:

, explain chemically how bicarb is formed?

Answer:

CO2 + H20 = H2C03 (carbonic acid) = H+ and HC03-

Question 8:

it works the other way when you need to blow off C02 so:

Answer:

H+ and HC03- =H2C03 = CO2 and H20

Question 9:

so: because acids are in hydrogen ions, you are blowing off acids when you exhale both:

Answer:

CO2 and H20

Question 10:

if HCO3- is greater than PCO2, than pH will:

Answer:

increase

Question 11:

if PCO2 is greater than HCO3-, than pH will:

Answer:

decrease

Question 12:

chemical buffer systems in body fluid, blowing off gas in lungs, and secreting H+ in the kidneys all

help:

Answer:

regulate PH

Question 13:

a chemical substance that prevents the sudden change of another chemical substance is called a:

Answer: