Exercise 10: Acid-Base Balance: Activity 3: Renal Responses to Respiratory Acidosis and Respiratory Alkalosis Lab Report

Pre-lab Quiz Results

You scored 100% by answering 4 out of 4 questions correctly.
1. The renal system compensates for
You correctly answered: d. both respiratory acidosis and respiratory alkalosis.
2. Respiratory alkalosis is characterized by
You correctly answered: a. pH greater than 7.45 and PCO2 less than 35 mm Hg.
3. Respiratory acidosis is characterized by
You correctly answered: c. pH less than 7.35 and PCO2 greater than 45 mm Hg.
4. The functional unit of the kidney is the You
correctly answered: b. nephron.

Experiment Results
Predict Question:
Predict Question 1: What effect do you think lowering the PCO2 will have on [H+ ] and [HCO3- ] in the urine?
Your answer : d. [H+ ] will decrease and [HCO3- ] will increase.

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

Stop & Think Questions:

The condition you just simulated is
You correctly answered: b. respiratory alkalosis caused by hyperventilation.
Can the renal system fully compensate for acidosis or alkalosis?
You correctly answered: d. No, neither for respiratory alkalosis nor respiratory acidosis. Experiment

Data:
PCO2
40
30
60

Blood pH
7.38
7.58
7.28

[H+] in Urine
normal
decreased
elevated

[HCO3-] in Urine
normal
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: a. The pH increases.

2. In uncompensated respiratory alkalosis, the

You correctly answered: b. carbon dioxide levels of the blood are low.
3. What type of breathing results in acidosis?
You correctly answered: d. hypoventilation and rebreathing
4. With renal compensation for respiratory acidosis, the pH of the urine You
correctly answered: b. 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:
H+ decreased and HCO3- elevated. I was correct in my prediction.
2. What condition was simulated when the PCO2 was lowered?
Your answer:
Acidosis
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:
H+ elevated and HCO3- decreased. I was correct in my prediction.
4. What condition was simulated when the PCO2 was raised?
Your answer:
Alkalosis