Gasses and Blood pH
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Blood pH tightly connected to CO
2
levels
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2 effects of
CO
2
Δ
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1.
Respiratory Acidosis
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pCO
2
> 40 mm Hg
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pH < 7.4 (mammalian)
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causes:
↓
gasex across alveoli,
impaired gas diffusion
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compensation:
renal