RT Book, Section A1 Levitzky, Michael G. SR Print(0) ID 1160936673 T1 Acid-Base Balance T2 Pulmonary Physiology, 9e YR 2017 FD 2017 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9781260019339 LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1160936673 RD 2024/03/28 AB The reader understands the basic concepts of the regulation of the acid-base status of the body.Defines acids, bases, and buffers.Lists the buffer systems available in the human body.Describes the interrelationships of the pH, the PCO2 of the blood, and the plasma bicarbonate concentration, and states the Henderson-Hasselbalch equation.States the normal ranges of arterial pH, PCO2, and bicarbonate concentration, and defines acidemia and alkalemia, and acidosis and alkalosis.Lists the potential causes of respiratory acidosis and alkalosis and metabolic acidosis and alkalosis.Discusses the respiratory and renal mechanisms that help compensate for acidosis and alkalosis.Evaluates blood gas data to determine a subject’s acid-base status.Classifies and explains the causes of tissue hypoxia.