Acid base balance

1. Acid base
balance
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2. What is acid base balance?
• Biological homeostasis between acids and bases in the
extracellular fluids.
• Normal pH value between 7.36 – 7.42

3. Control the blood acid
base balance
• Involve:
o Lungs
o Kidneys
o Buffer systems

4. Types of acid base
disorders
• Acidosis
• Decrease in blood pH
• Alkalosis
• Increase in blood pH

5. Types of acidosis and
alkalosis
• Metabolic
o Imbalance in the production of acids or bases and their excretion by the kidney
• Respiratory
o Changes in carbon dioxide exhalation due to lung or breathing disorders