07 Acid Excretion

Acids

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• volatile

• nonvolatile

Renal Acid Base

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• H must be excreted or could recombine with bicarb and negate effect

Urinary Buffers

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• if pH in urine low enough, can damage nephron

Titratable

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• anytime kidney excrete acid, increased H2PO4 excretion

Ammonia

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• glutamine form 2 ammonia

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Summary

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• in setting of acidosis, more tit. acids and NH4

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• how much acid excreted

• 24 hour collection