In: Anatomy and Physiology
what is the difference between:
metabolic and respiratory acidosis
metabolic and respiratory alkalosis
Which of the above would be caused by:
hypoventilation
hyperventilation
Difference between metabolic acidosis and respiratory acidosis.
Respiratory acidosis | metabolic acidosis |
Increased pco2 that causes increases in h+ and lowering of blood ph. | Loss of hco3- or addition of non volatile acids causing decrease in ph |
Causes - depression of respiratory center and damage to respiratory center | Causes - diabetes, type 2 renal tubular acidosis . |
Increased h+ excretion . reabsorption Of hco3-. |
Increased h+ excretion . Hyperventilation. |
It occurs for shorter period | Most common acid base disorder |
Difference between respiratory alkalosis and metabolic alkalosis.
Respiratory alkalosis | metabolic alkalosis |
Decreased pco2 that causes decreases in h+ and decreased in blood ph. | Loss of h+ or addition of hco3- causing increase in ph. |
Causes - high altitude, hyperventilation |
Causes- vomiting, hyper aldosterone. |
Compensation- decreased h+ secretion. hypoventilation. increases hco3- excretion |
Hypoventilation, decreases h+ secretion , increased hco3- excretion. |
Hypoventilation occurs in respiratory acidosis.
hyperventilation occurs in respiratory alkalosis .