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If the acid-base disturbance is metabolic (i.e.,


disturbance of HCO3−), then the compensatory response
is respiratory to adjust the PCO2; if the acid-base
disturbance is respiratory (i.e., disturbance of CO2), then
the compensatory response is renal (or metabolic) to
adjust the HCO3− concentration.

The compensatory response is always in the same


direction as the original disturbance.

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