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PhysioEx Lab Report

Exercise 10: Acid-Base Balance

Activity 3: Renal Responses to Respiratory Acidosis and Respiratory Alkalosis

Name: Yoselyn Arianna Morocho Cedeño

Date: 15 December 2021

Session ID: session-3bad261f-b445-4b2e-172d-b932765d11a0

Pre-lab Quiz Results

You scored 100% by answering 4 out of 4 questions correctly.

1 The renal system compensates for

You correctly answered: both respiratory acidosis and respiratory alkalosis.

2 Respiratory alkalosis is characterized by

You correctly answered: pH greater than 7.45 and PCO2 less than 35 mm Hg.

3 Respiratory acidosis is characterized by

You correctly answered: pH less than 7.35 and PCO2 greater than 45 mm Hg.

4 The functional unit of the kidney is the

You correctly answered: nephron.

Experiment Results
Predict Questions
1 Predict Question 1: What effect do you think lowering the PCO2 will have on [H+] and
[HCO3-] in the urine?

Your answer: [H+] will decrease and [HCO3-] will increase.

2 Predict Question 2: What effect do you think raising the PCO2 will have on [H+] and [HCO3-]
in the urine?

Your answer: [H+] will increase and [HCO3-] will decrease.

Stop & Think Questions

1 The condition you just simulated is

You correctly answered: respiratory alkalosis caused by hyperventilation.

2 Can the renal system fully compensate for acidosis or alkalosis?

You correctly answered: No, neither for respiratory alkalosis nor respiratory acidosis.

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Experiment Data
PCO2 (mm Hg) Blood pH [H+] in Urine [HCO3-] in Urine
40 7.38 normal normal
30 7.58 decreased elevated
60 7.28 elevated decreased

Post-lab Quiz Results

You scored 100% by answering 4 out of 4 questions correctly.

1 When adjusting the controls, what happens to the blood pH when you lower the PCO2?

You correctly answered: The pH increases.

2 In uncompensated respiratory alkalosis, the

You correctly answered: carbon dioxide levels of the blood are low.

3 What type of breathing results in acidosis?

You correctly answered: hypoventilation and rebreathing.

4 With renal compensation for respiratory acidosis, the pH of the urine

You correctly answered: decreased because [H+] increased.

Review Sheet Results

1 Describe what happened to the concentration of ions in the urine when the PCO2 was
lowered. How well did the results compare with your prediction?

Your answer:

Ocurrió lo mismo que se mencionó en la pregunta predictiva. Pues según los resultados
obtenidos, el H disminuyó y el HCO3 aumentó.

2 What condition was simulated when the PCO2 was lowered?

Your answer:

Pudimos observar que al disminuir el Pco2 se estuvo simulando una alcalosis

respiratoria.

3 Describe what happened to the concentration of ions in the urine when the PCO2 was
raised. How well did the results compare with your prediction?

Your answer:

Ocurrió lo opuesto a cuando se disminuyó el Pco2, pues en este caso el H incrementó y el

HCO3 disminuyó. Esto concuerda con la predicción previamente contestada.
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4 What condition was simulated when the PCO2 was raised?

Your answer:

A diferencia de la pregunta número 2; en este caso se estaría simulando una acidosis

respiratoria.

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