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  2. Respiratory acidosis - Wikipedia

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    The expected change in pH with respiratory acidosis can be estimated with the following equations: [citation needed] Acute respiratory acidosis: Change in pH = 0.08 X ((40 − PaCO 2)/10) Chronic respiratory acidosis: Change in pH = 0.03 X ((40 − PaCO 2)/10) Respiratory acidosis does not have a great effect on electrolyte levels. Some small ...

  3. Bohr effect - Wikipedia

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    That is, the Bohr effect refers to the shift in the oxygen dissociation curve caused by changes in the concentration of carbon dioxide or the pH of the environment. Since carbon dioxide reacts with water to form carbonic acid, an increase in CO 2 results in a decrease in blood pH, [2] resulting in hemoglobin proteins releasing their load of ...

  4. Bicarbonate buffer system - Wikipedia

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    k H CO 2 is a constant including the solubility of carbon dioxide in blood. k H CO 2 is approximately 0.03 (mmol/L)/mmHg; p CO 2 is the partial pressure of carbon dioxide in the blood; Combining these equations results in the following equation relating the pH of blood to the concentration of bicarbonate and the partial pressure of carbon ...

  5. Acidosis - Wikipedia

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    The rate of cellular metabolic activity affects and, at the same time, is affected by the pH of the body fluids. In mammals, the normal pH of arterial blood lies between 7.35 and 7.50 depending on the species (e.g., healthy human-arterial blood pH varies between 7.35 and 7.45). [citation needed]

  6. Davenport diagram - Wikipedia

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    As indicated by the Davenport diagram, respiratory depression, which results in a high P CO 2, will lower blood pH. Hyperventilation will have the opposite effects. A decrease in blood pH due to respiratory depression is called respiratory acidosis. An increase in blood pH due to hyperventilation is called respiratory alkalosis (Fig. 11).

  7. Hypercapnia - Wikipedia

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    Since carbon dioxide is in equilibrium with carbonic acid in the blood, hypercapnia drives serum pH down, resulting in respiratory acidosis. Clinically, the effect of hypercapnia on pH is estimated using the ratio of the arterial pressure of carbon dioxide to the concentration of bicarbonate ion, P a C O 2 / H C O 3 − {\displaystyle {P_{a_{CO ...

  8. Carbaminohemoglobin - Wikipedia

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    Buffering Blood pH: The binding of carbon dioxide to hemoglobin plays a part in the buffering of blood pH. When tissues produce carbon dioxide, the increase in acidity is reduced by the formation of bicarbonate ions. This buffering process helps prevent a decrease in pH and helps maintain a stable environment. [17]

  9. Hyperventilation - Wikipedia

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    Hyperventilation is irregular breathing that occurs when the rate or tidal volume of breathing eliminates more carbon dioxide than the body can produce. [1] [2] [3] This leads to hypocapnia, a reduced concentration of carbon dioxide dissolved in the blood.