3. Physiology
3.1. Acid and base

Acid and base

Basics (definition, calculation)

 

Defense of disturbance

Buffers (types of buffer, distribution of buffers)

Respiratoryl Compensation

Renal compensation

 

Disturbance

Metabolic acidosis

Metabolic alkalosis

Respiratory acidosis

Respiratory alkalosis

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Important equations

Henderson-Hasselbalch Equation for pCO2

pH = 6.1 + log {[HCO3-]/(0.0301 x pCO2)}

 

 

 



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