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- Electrolytes like sodium, potassium, and chloride are important for maintaining fluid balance and osmotic pressure. The kidneys play a key role in regulating electrolyte concentrations through hormones.
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- Fluid shifts between compartments are regulated by hormones like aldosterone and vasopressin to maintain fluid balance. Surgical procedures and illness can disrupt this balance.
- Dehydration is the loss of water and electrolytes, most commonly from the
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The document discusses water and electrolyte balance and imbalance in the human body. It covers the following key points:
- Water comprises 60-70% of total body weight and is essential for biochemical reactions, transport, temperature regulation and other functions. Electrolytes like sodium, potassium, chloride, and others are important for fluid balance and cell function.
- The kidneys play a major role in regulating water and electrolyte balance by excreting excess water or electrolytes. Biochemical factors like thirst, antidiuretic hormone, renin-angiotensin system, aldosterone, atrial natriuretic peptide, and kinins help maintain balance.
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- Potassium is predominantly an intracellular cation. The body works to keep potassium levels within a narrow range to ensure normal cell function.
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𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐏𝐏 𝐂𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐮𝐦 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬:
- Understand the goals and objectives of the Edukasyong Pantahanan at Pangkabuhayan (EPP) curriculum, recognizing its importance in fostering practical life skills and values among students. Students will also be able to identify the key components and subjects covered, such as agriculture, home economics, industrial arts, and information and communication technology.
𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐜𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐧 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐮𝐫:
-Define entrepreneurship, distinguishing it from general business activities by emphasizing its focus on innovation, risk-taking, and value creation. Students will describe the characteristics and traits of successful entrepreneurs, including their roles and responsibilities, and discuss the broader economic and social impacts of entrepreneurial activities on both local and global scales.
Strategies for Effective Upskilling is a presentation by Chinwendu Peace in a Your Skill Boost Masterclass organisation by the Excellence Foundation for South Sudan on 08th and 09th June 2024 from 1 PM to 3 PM on each day.
1. Water, electrolyte and acid base balance
Noor Ullah
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2. Water
• Water is the solvent of life
• Undoubtedly, water is more important than any other single compound to life
• Functions
• Water is 99% of fluid outside cells (extracellular fluid)
• Is an essential ingredient of cytosol (intracellular fluid)
• All cellular operations rely on water
• As a diffusion medium for gases, nutrients, and waste products
• Water is closely associated with the regulation of body temperature
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3. Distribution of water
• An adult human contains about 60% water (men 55-70%, women 45-60%)
• The women and obese individuals have relatively less water which is due to the
higher content of stored fat
• A 70 kg normal man contains about 42 litres of water
• This is distributed in intracellular ICF (inside the cells 28L) and extracellular ECF
(outside the cells 14L)
• The ECF is further divided into interstitial fluid (10.5L) and plasma (3.5L).
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5. Water turnover and balance
• In a healthy individual, the daily water intake and water output is finely balanced.
• Water intake: Water is supplied to the body by exogenous and endogenous
sources.
• Exogenous water: Ingested water and beverages, water content of solid foods-
constitute the exogenous source of water
• Water intake is highly variable which may range from 0.5-5 litres
• It largely depends on the social habits and climate
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6. Water turnover and balance
• Ingestion of water is mainly controlled by a thirst center located in the hypothalamus
• Increase in the osmolality of plasma stimulate the hypothalamus
• Endogenous water: This is the metabolic water produced within the body
• This water (300-350 ml/day) is derived from the oxidation of foodstuffs
• It is estimated that 1 g each of carbohydrate, protein and fat, respectively, yield 0.6 ml,
0.4 ml and 1.1 ml of water
• On an average, about 125 ml of water is generated for 1,000 Cal consumed by the body.
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7. Water output
• Four distinct routes for the elimination of water from the body—urine, skin, lungs
and feces
• Urine: This is the major route for water loss from the body
• In a healthy individual, the urine output is about 1-2 L/day.
• Water loss through kidneys although highly variable, is well regulated to meet the
body demands
• It should, however, be remembered that a man cannot completely shut down
urine production, despite there being no water intake
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8. Hormonal regulation of urine production- ADH
• Daily about 180 litres of water is filtered by the glomeruli into the renal tubules
• However, most of this is reabsorbed and only 1-2 litres is excreted as urine.
• ADH is produced by stimulation of osmoreceptors in hypothalamus and released
by posterior lobe of pituitary
• The secretion of ADH is regulated by the osmotic pressure of plasma.
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9. Hormonal regulation of urine production- ADH
• ADH stimulates water conservation at kidneys
• Reducing urinary water loss and concentrating urine
• Stimulates thirst center and promote fluid intake
• Rate of release varies with osmotic concentration
• Higher osmotic concentration increases ADH release
• Diabetes insipidus is a disorder characterized by the deficiency of ADH which
results in an increased loss of water from the body
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10. Water loss through skin
• Loss of water (450 ml/day) occurs through the body surface by perspiration
• This is an unregulated process by the body which mostly depends on the
atmospheric temperature and humidity
• The loss is more in hot climates
• Fever causes increased water loss through the skin
• It is estimated that for every 1°C rise in body temperature, about 15%increase is
observed in the loss of water (through skin)
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11. Water loss through lungs
• During respiration, some amount of water (about 400 ml/day) is lost through the
expired air
• In hot climates and/or when the person is suffering from fever, the water loss through
lungs is increased.
• The loss of water by perspiration (via skin) and respiration (via lungs) is collectively
referred to as insensible water loss
• Feces: Most of the water entering the gastrointestinal tract is reabsorbed by the
intestine
• About 150 ml/day is lost through feces in a healthy individual
• Fecal loss of water is tremendously increased in diarrhea
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13. Electrolyte balance
• Electrolytes readily dissociate in solution and exist as ions i.e. positively and
negatively charged particles
• The concentration of electrolytes are expressed as milliequivalents (mEq/l)
• A gram equivalent weight of a compound is defined as its weight in grams that
can combine or displace 1 g of hydrogen
• One-gram equivalent weight is equivalent to 1,000 milliequivalents.
• mEq/l=
𝑚𝑔 𝑝𝑒𝑟 𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑟𝑒 𝑥 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑦
𝑎𝑡𝑜𝑚𝑖𝑐 𝑤𝑒𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡
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14. Electrolyte composition of body fluids
• Electrolytes are well distributed in the body fluids to maintain the osmotic
equilibrium and water balance
• The total concentration of cations and anions in each body compartment (ECF or
ICF) is equal to maintain electrical neutrality
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16. Electrolyte composition of body fluids
• There is a marked difference in the concentration of cations and anions between
the extracellular and intracellular fluids
• Na+ is the principal extracellular cation while K+ is the intracellular cation
• This difference in the concentration is essential for the cell survival which is
maintained by Na+ – K+ pump
• As regards anions, CI– and HCO3 predominantly occur in extracellular fluids,
while HPO4, proteins and organic acids are found in the intracellular fluids
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17. Osmolarity and osmolality of body fluids
• Osmotic concentration of plasma/ urine can be expressed in two ways
• Osmolarity: The number of moles (or millimoles) per liter of solution.
• Osmolality: The number of moles (or millimoles) per kg of solvent.
• If the solvent is pure water, there is almost no difference between osmolarity and
osmolality
• However, for biological fluids (containing molecules such as proteins), the
osmolality is more commonly used which is about 6% greater than osmolarity.
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18. Osmolality of plasma
• Osmolality is a measure of the solute particles present in the fluid medium.
• The osmolality of plasma is in the range of 285-295 milliosmoles/kg
• Sodium and its associated anions make the largest contribution (~90%) to plasma
osmolality.
• Osmolality is generally measured by osmometer.
• For practical purposes, plasma osmolality can be computed from the
concentrations (mmol/l) of Na+, K+, urea and glucose as follows
• Plasma osmolality= 2(Na+) + 2(K+) + Urea + Glucose
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20. Osmolality of ECF and ICF
• Movement of water across the biological membranes is dependent on the
osmotic pressure differences between ICF and ECF
• In a healthy state, the osmotic pressure of ECF, mainly due to Na+ ions, is equal to
the osmotic pressure of ICF which is predominantly due to K+ ions
• As such, there is no net passage of water molecules in or out of the cells, due to
this osmotic equilibrium.
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21. Regulation of electrolyte balance
• Electrolyte and water balance are regulated together, and the kidneys play a
predominant role in this regard.
• The regulation is mostly achieved through the hormones, aldosterone, ADH and
renin-angiotensin
• Aldosterone: It is a mineralocorticoid produced by adrenal cortex.
• Aldosterone increases Na+ reabsorption by the renal tubules at the expense of K+
and H+ ions.
• The net effect is the retention of Na+ in the body.
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22. Regulation of electrolyte balance
• Antidiuretic hormone (ADH): An increase in the plasma osmolality (mostly due to Na+)
stimulates hypothalamus to release ADH.
• ADH effectively increases water reabsorption by renal tubules.
• Renin-angiotensin: The secretion of aldosterone is controlled by renin-angiotensin
system.
• Decrease in the blood pressure (due to a fall in ECF volume) is sensed by juxtaglomerular
apparatus of the nephron which secrete renin.
• Renin acts on angiotensinogen to produce angiotensin I
• Angiotensin I is then converted to angiotensin II which stimulates the release of
aldosterone
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24. Natriuretic Peptides
• Natriuretic Peptides- ANP and BNP are released by cardiac muscle cells in response to
abnormal stretching of heart walls- increased blood volume, elevated blood pressure
and high salt intake
• Reduce thirst, Block release of ADH and aldosterone, causes diuresis and thus lower
blood pressure and plasma volume
• When the body loses water, plasma volume decreases, electrolyte concentrations rise
• When the body loses electrolytes, water is lost by osmosis
• Regulatory mechanisms are different
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26. Na+ concentration and ECF
• It is important to realize that Na+ and its anions (mainly Cl–) are confined to the
extracellular fluid
• And the retention of water in the ECF is directly related to the osmotic effect of
these ions (Na+ and Cl–)
• Therefore, the amount of Na+ in the ECF ultimately determines its volume.
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27. Dietary intake and electrolyte balance
• Generally, the consumption of a well-balanced diet supplies the body
requirement of electrolytes
• Humans do not possess the ability to distinguish between the salt hunger and
water hunger
• Thirst, however, may regulate electrolyte intake also
• In hot climates, the loss of electrolyte is usually higher
• Sometimes it may be necessary to supplement drinking water with electrolytes
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28. Dehydration
• Dehydration is characterized by water depletion in the body
• It may be due to insufficient intake or excessive water loss or both.
• Dehydration is generally classified into two types.
• Due to loss of water alone
• Due to deprivation of water and electrolytes
• Dehydration may occur as a result of diarrhea, vomiting, excessive sweating, fluid
loss in burns, adrenocortical dysfunction, kidney diseases (e.g. renal
insufficiency), deficiency of ADH (diabetes insipidus) etc.
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29. Causes of dehydration
• Dehydration may occur as a result of diarrhea, vomiting, excessive sweating, fluid
loss in burns, adrenocortical dysfunction, kidney diseases (e.g. renal
insufficiency), deficiency of ADH (diabetes insipidus) etc.
• There are three degrees of dehydration—mild, moderate and severe.
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30. Characteristic features of dehydration
1. The volume of the extracellular fluid (e.g. plasma) is decreased with a
concomitant rise in electrolyte concentration and osmotic pressure
2. Water is drawn from the intracellular fluid that results in shrunken cells and
disturbed metabolism e.g. increased protein breakdown
3. ADH secretion is increased which causes increased water retention in the body
and consequently urine volume is very low.
4. Plasma protein and blood urea concentrations are increased.
5. Water depletion is often accompanied by a loss of electrolytes from the body
(Na+, K+ etc.).
6. The principal clinical symptoms of severe dehydration include increased pulse
rate, low blood pressure, sunken eyeballs, decreased skin turgor, lethargy,
confusion and coma.
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31. Overhydration
• Overhydration or water intoxication is caused by excessive retention of water in the body
• This may occur due to excessive intake of large volumes of salt free fluids, renal failure,
overproduction of ADH etc.
• Overhydration is observed after major trauma or operation, lung infections etc.
• Water intoxication is associated with dilution of ECF and ICF with a decrease in
osmolality
• The clinical symptoms include headache, lethargy and convulsions.
• The treatment advocated is stoppage of water intake and administration of hypertonic
saline
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33. Acid-base balance
• The normal pH of the blood is 7.35-7.45- slightly alkaline
• The pH of intracellular fluid is rather variable.
• Thus, for erythrocytes the pH is 7.2, while for skeletal muscle, it may be as low as
6.0.
• Maintenance of blood pH is an important homeostatic mechanism of the body.
• Changes in blood pH will alter the intracellular pH which, in turn, influence the
metabolism e.g. distortion in protein structure, enzyme activity etc.
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34. Production of acids by the body- sources of H+ ions
• The metabolism of the body is accompanied by an overall production of acids
• These include the volatile acids- carbonic acid (most predominant, about 20,000
mEq/day)
• Non-volatile acids (about 80 mEq/day) such as lactic acid, sulfuric acid,
phosphoric acid etc.
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35. Production of acids by the body- sources of H+ ions
• Carbonic acid is formed from the metabolic product CO2; lactic acid is produced in
anaerobic metabolism; sulfuric acid is generated from proteins (sulfur containing
amino acids); phosphoric acid is derived from organic phosphates (e.g.
phospholipids)
• All these acids add up H+ ions to the blood
• A diet rich in animal proteins results in more acid production by the body that
ultimately leads to the excretion of urine which is profoundly acidic.
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37. Regulation of body pH (H+)
• Concentration of hydrogen ions(changes in blood pH) is regulated sequentially by:
1. Chemical buffer systems – act within seconds
2. Physiological buffer systems
• The respiratory mechanisms – hyperventilation or hypoventilation- acts
within 1-3 minutes
• Renal mechanisms – secretion of H+ and reabsorption of HCO3
- - require
hours to days to affect pH changes
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39. Blood buffers
• A buffer is a solution of a weak acid (HA) and its salt (BA) with a strong base.
• The buffering capacity of the buffer is dependent on the absolute concentration
of salt and acid.
• A buffer cannot remove H+ ions from the body
• It temporarily acts as a shock absorbent to reduce the free H+ ions and later to be
removed by the renal mechanism
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40. Blood buffers
• The blood contains 3 buffer systems
1. Bicarbonate buffer
2. Phosphate buffer
3. Protein buffer.
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41. Bicarbonate buffer system
• (NaHCO3 – H2CO3) is the predominant buffer system of the extracellular fluid,
particularly the plasma
• Carbonic acid dissociates into hydrogen and bicarbonate ions
• Blood pH and the ratio of HCO3 to H2CO3: The plasma bicarbonate (HCO3)
concentration is around 24 mmol/L (range 22-26)
• It is evident that at a blood pH 7.4, the ratio of bicarbonate to carbonic acid is
20:1.
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42. Bicarbonate buffer system
• Thus, the bicarbonate concentration is much higher (20 times) than carbonic acid
in the blood
• This is referred to as alkali reserve and is responsible for the effective buffering
of H+ ions, generated in the body
• In normal circumstances, the concentration of bicarbonate and carbonic acid
determines the pH of blood
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43. Phosphate buffer system
• (NaH2PO4 – Na2HPO4)
• It is mostly an intracellular buffer and is of less importance in plasma due to its
low concentration
• With a pK of 6.8 (close to blood pH 7.4), the phosphate buffer would have been
more effective, had it been present in high concentration
• It is estimated that the ratio of base to acid for phosphate buffer is 4 compared to
20 for bicarbonate buffer.
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44. Protein buffer system
• The plasma proteins and hemoglobin together constitute the protein buffer
system of the blood
• The buffering capacity of proteins is dependent on the pK of ionizable groups of
amino acids
• The imidazole group of histidine (pK = 6.7) is the most effective contributor of
protein buffers
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45. Protein buffer system
• The plasma proteins account for about 2% of the total buffering capacity of the
plasma.
• Hemoglobin of RBC is also an important buffer
• It mainly buffers the fixed acids, besides being involved in the transport of gases
(O2 and CO2)
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46. Respiratory mechanism for pH regulation
• Respiratory system provides a rapid mechanism for the maintenance of acid-base
balance
• This is achieved by regulating the concentration of carbonic acid (H2CO3) in the
blood i.e. the denominator in the bicarbonate buffer system
• The large volumes of CO2 produced by the cellular metabolic activity endanger
the acid- base equilibrium of the body
• In normal circumstances, all this CO2 is eliminated from the body in via the lungs,
as
• H2CO3 carbonic anhydrase CO2 + H2O
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47. Respiratory mechanism for pH regulation
• The rate of respiration is controlled by a respiratory center in medulla of the brain
• This center is highly sensitive to changes in the pH of blood
• Any decrease in blood pH causes hyperventilation to blow off CO2, thereby
reducing the H2CO3 concentration
• Simultaneously, the H+ ions are eliminated as H2O.
• Respiratory control of blood pH is rapid but only a short-term regulatory process,
since hyperventilation cannot proceed for long
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48. Hemoglobin as a buffer
• Hemoglobin of erythrocytes is also important in the respiratory regulation of pH
• At the tissue level, hemoglobin binds to H+ ions and helps to transport CO2 as
HCO3– with a minimum change in pH (referred to as isohydric transport)
• In the lungs, as hemoglobin combines with O2, H+ ions are removed which
combine with HCO3– to form H2CO3.
• The latter dissociates to release CO2 to be exhaled
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49. Generation of HCO3– by RBC
• Due to lack of aerobic metabolic pathways, RBC produce very little CO2.
• The plasma CO2 diffuses into the RBC along the concentration gradient
where it combines with water to form H2CO3.
• This reaction is catalyzed by carbonic anhydrase (also called carbonate
dehydratase).
• In the RBC, H2CO3 dissociates to produce H+ and HCO3– .
• The H+ ions are trapped and buffered by hemoglobin
• As the concentration of HCO3– increases in the RBC, it diffuses into plasma
along with the concentration gradient, in exchange for Cl– ions, to maintain
electrical neutrality
• This phenomenon, referred to as chloride shift, helps to generate HCO3–
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51. Renal mechanism for pH regulation
• The kidneys regulate the blood pH by maintaining the alkali reserve, besides
excreting or reabsorbing the acidic or basic substances, as the situation
demands.
• The renal mechanism tries to provide a permanent solution to the acid-base
disturbances unlike that of respiratory short-term buffering
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52. Urine pH normally lower than blood pH
• The pH of urine is normally acidic (~6.0)
• In other words, the H+ ions generated in the body in the normal circumstances,
are eliminated by kidneys through acidified urine
• Hence the pH of urine is normally acidic (~6.0), while that of blood is alkaline
(7.4)
• Urine pH, however, is variable and may range between 4.5-9.5, depending on the
concentration of H+ ions.
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53. Carbonic anhydrase and renal regulation of pH
• Carbonic anhydrase (inhibited by acetazolamide) is of central importance in the
renal regulation of pH which occurs by the following mechanisms.
1. Excretion of H+ ions
2. Reabsorption of bicarbonate
3. Excretion of titratable acid
4. Excretion of ammonium ions.
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54. 1. Excretion of H+ ions
• Kidney is the only route through which the H+
can be eliminated from the body.
• H+ excretion occurs in the proximal convoluted
tubules (renal tubular cells) where Carbonic
acid is catalyzed by Carbonic Anhydrase (CA)
to release Hydrogen ions and Bicarbonate ions
• Carbonic Anhydrase (CA) can be found in
cytoplasm of red blood cells, Liver and kidney
cells and parietal cells of the stomach
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55. 2. Reabsorption of bicarbonate
• Bicarbonate freely diffuses from the plasma into the tubular lumen.
• Here HCO3 combines with H+, secreted by tubular cells, to form H2CO3.
• H2CO3 is then cleaved by carbonic anhydrase (of tubular cell membrane) to form
CO2 and H2O.
• As the CO2 concentration builds up in the lumen, it diffuses into the tubular cells
along the concentration gradient
• In the tubular cell, CO2 again combines with H2O to form H2CO3 which then
dissociates into H+ and HCO3.
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56. 2. Reabsorption of bicarbonate
• The H+ is secreted into the lumen in exchange for Na+.
• The HCO3 is reabsorbed into plasma in association with Na+
• Reabsorption of HCO3 is a cyclic process with the net excretion of H+ or
generation of new HCO3.
• This is because the H+ is derived from water.
• This mechanism helps to maintain the steady state and will not be effective for
the elimination of H+ or generation of new HCO3.
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58. 3. Excretion of titratable acid
• Titratable acidity is a measure of acid excreted into urine by the kidney
• This can be estimated by titrating urine back to the normal pH of blood (7.4)
• In quantitative terms, titratable acidity refers to the number of milliliters of N/10
NaOH required to titrate 1 liter of urine to pH 7.4.
• Titratable acidity reflects the H+ ions excreted into urine which resulted in a fall of
pH from 7.4 (that of blood)
• The excreted H+ ions are buffered in the urine by phosphate buffer as depicted
in Fig.21.7
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60. Excretion of titratable acid
• H+ ion is secreted into the tubular lumen in exchange for Na+ ion
• This Na+ is obtained from the base, disodium hydrogen phosphate (Na2HPO4)
• The latter in turn combines with H+ to produce the acid, sodium dihydrogen
phosphate (NaH2PO4), in which form the major quantity of titratable acid in
urine is present
• As the tubular fluid moves down the renal tubules, more and more H+ ions are
added, resulting in the acidification of urine
• This causes a fall in the pH of urine to as low as 4.5
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61. 4. Excretion of ammonium ions
• This is another mechanism to buffer H+ ions secreted into the tubular fluid
• The H+ ion combines with NH3 to form ammonium ion (NH4+)
• The renal tubular cells deamidate glutamine to glutamate and NH3. This
reaction is catalyzed by the enzyme glutaminase.
• The NH3, liberated in this reaction, diffuses into the tubular lumen where it
combines with H+ to form NH4+ (Fig.21.8)
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62. Excretion of ammonium ions
• Ammonium ions cannot diffuse back into tubular cells and, therefore, are
excreted into urine.
• NH4+ is a major urine acid
• It is estimated that about half to two-thirds of body acid load is eliminated in
the form of NH4+ ions
• For this reason, renal regulation via NH4+ excretion is very effective to eliminate
large quantities of acids produced in the body
• This mechanism becomes predominant, particularly in acidosis
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64. CO2 and pH
• Most CO2 in solution converts to carbonic acid
• pCO2 is the most important factor affecting pH in body tissue
• pCO2 and pH are inversely related
• When CO2 levels rise H+ and bicarbonate ions are released, and pH goes
down
• At alveoli CO2 diffuses into atmosphere
• H+ and bicarbonate ions in alveolar capillaries drop and Blood pH rises
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66. Buffers of intracellular fluids
• The regulation of pH within the cells is as important as for the extracellular fluid
• The H+ ions generated in the cells are exchanged for Na+ and K+ ions.
• This is particularly observed in skeletal muscle which reduces the potential
danger of H+ accumulation in the cells.
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67. Disorders of acid-base balance
1. Acidosis—a decline in blood pH
a. Metabolic acidosis—due to a decrease in bicarbonate
b. Respiratory acidosis—due to an increase in carbonic acid.
2. Alkalosis—a rise in blood pH
a. Metabolic alkalosis—due to an increase in bicarbonate
b. Respiratory alkalosis—due to a decrease in carbonic acid.
• The four acid-base disorders referred above are primarily due to alterations in
either bicarbonate or carbonic acid
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68. Disorders of acid-base balance
• It may be observed that the metabolic acid-base balance disorders are caused by
a direct alteration in bicarbonate concentration while the respiratory
disturbances are due to a change in carbonic acid level (i.e. CO2).
• This type of classification is more theoretical.
• In the actual clinical situations, mixed type of disorders are common
• The terms acidemia and alkalemia, respectively, refer to an increase or a
decrease in [H+] ion concentration in blood
• They are, however, not commonly used.
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70. Anion gap
• For a better understanding of acid-base disorders, adequate knowledge of anion
gap is essential
• The total concentration of cations and anions (expressed as mEq/l) is equal in
the body fluids and is required to maintain electrical neutrality
• The commonly measured electrolytes in the plasma are Na+, K+, Cl– and HCO3
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71. Anion gap
• Na+ and K+ together constitute about 95% of the plasma cations
• Cl– and HCO3 are the major anions, contributing to about 80% of the plasma
anions
• The remaining 20% of plasma anions (not normally measured in the laboratory)
include proteins, phosphate, sulfate, urate and organic acids.
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72. Anion gap
• Anion gap is defined as the difference between the total concentration of measured
cations (Na+ and K+) and that of measured anion (Cl– and HCO3)
• The anion gap (A–) in fact represents the unmeasured anions in the plasma which may
be calculated as follows, by substituting the normal concentration of electrolytes
(mEq/l).
• Na+ + K+ = Cl– + HCO-3 + A–
• 136+4= 100+25 A–= 15 mEq/l
• The anion gap in a healthy individual is around 15 mEq/l (range 8-18 mEq/l)
• Acid-base disorders are often associated with alterations in the anion gap.
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73. Metabolic acidosis
• The primary defect in metabolic acidosis is a reduction in bicarbonate
concentration which leads to a fall in blood pH.
• The bicarbonate concentration may be decreased due to its utilization in
buffering H+ ions, loss in urine or gastrointestinal tract or failure to be
regenerated
• The most important cause of metabolic acidosis is excessive production of organic
acids which combine with NaHCO-3 and deplete the alkali reserve.
• NaHCO-3 + Organic acids Na salts of organic acids + CO2
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74. Metabolic acidosis
• Metabolic acidosis is commonly seen in severe uncontrolled diabetes mellitus
which is associated with excessive production of acetoacetic acid and beta-
hydroxybutyric acid (both are organic acids).
• Anion gap and metabolic acidosis: Increased production and accumulation of
organic acids causes an elevation in the anion gap.
• This type of picture is seen in metabolic acidosis associated with diabetes
(ketoacidosis).
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75. Respiratory acidosis
• The primary defect in respiratory acidosis is retention of CO2 (H2CO3).
• There may be several causes for respiratory acidosis which include depression of
the respiratory center (overdose of drugs), pulmonary disorders
(bronchopneumonia) and breathing air with high content of CO2.
• The renal mechanism comes for the rescue to compensate respiratory acidosis
• More HCO3 is generated and retained by the kidneys which adds up to the alkali
reserve of the body
• The excretion of titratable acidity and NH4+ is elevated in urine
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76. Metabolic alkalosis
• The primary abnormality in metabolic alkalosis is an increase in HCO3–
concentration.
• This may occur due to excessive vomiting (resulting in loss of H+) or an excessive
intake of sodium bicarbonate for therapeutic purposes (e.g. control of gastric
acidity)
• Cushing’s syndrome (hypersecretion of aldosterone) causes increased retention
of Na+ and loss of K+ from the body
• Metabolic alkalosis is commonly associated with low K+ concentration
(hypokalemia)
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77. Metabolic alkalosis
• In severe K+ deficiency, H+ ions are retained inside the cells to replace missing K+
ions
• In the renal tubular cells, H+ ions are exchanged (instead of K+) with the
reabsorbed Na+.
• Paradoxically, the patient excretes acid urine despite alkalosis.
• The respiratory mechanism initiates the compensation by hypoventilation to
retain CO2 (hence H2CO3-).
• This is slowly taken over by renal mechanism which excretes more HCO3 and
retains H+.
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78. Respiratory alkalosis
• The primary abnormality in respiratory alkalosis is a decrease in H2CO3
concentration
• This may occur due to prolonged hyperventilation resulting in increased
exhalation of CO2 by the lungs
• Hyperventilation is observed in conditions such as hysteria, hypoxia, raised
intracranial pressure, excessive artificial ventilation and the action of certain
drugs (salicylate) that stimulate respiratory center.
• The renal mechanism tries to compensate by increasing the urinary excretion of
HCO3.
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BNP and NT pro- BNP are released by ventricular walls in response to hypertension and volume overload. They are natriuretic because BNP increases Na and water excretion and causes vasodilation to decrease blood pressure.
BNP is antagonist to renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) which increases blood pressure by vasoconstriction and retention of Na and water.
BNP and pro BNP levels are raised in CHF.