Exercise 10: Acid-Base Balance: Activity 4: Respiratory Responses to Metabolic Acidosis and Metabolic Alkalosis Lab

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Pre-lab Quiz Results
You scored 100% by answering 4 out of 4 questions correctly.
1. An increase in metabolic rate (without compensation) would result in
You correctly answered: a. more carbon dioxide in the blood.
2. Excessive vomiting results in
You correctly answered: c. loss of acid, metabolic alkalosis.
3. Which of the following is not acidic?
You correctly answered: d. antacids
4. Which of the following decreases the rate of metabolism?
You correctly answered: b. lowered body temperature

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Experiment Results
Predict Question:
Predict Question 1: What do you think will happen when the metabolic rate is increased to 80 kcal/hr?
Your answer : a. metabolic acidosis
Predict Question 2: What do you think will happen when the metabolic rate is decreased to 20 kcal/hr?
Your answer : d. Breaths per minute will decrease.
Stop & Think Questions:
The tidal volume and breaths per minute increased with increased metabolism because
You correctly answered: b. there is more carbon dioxide being formed.
Which body system is compensating for the metabolic alkalosis?
You correctly answered: c. respiratory
Experiment Data:
Metabolic Rate
(kcal/hr)
50
60
80
40
20

BPM (breaths/min)

Blood pH

PCO2

15
17
21
13
9

7.39
7.35
7.25
7.42
7.53

40
45
55
37
31

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[H+]
in Blood
40
47
63
38
32

[HCO3-]
in Blood
24
20
14.50
26
30

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Post-lab Quiz Results

You scored 100% by answering 4 out of 4 questions correctly.
1. What happened to the breathing when metabolism was increased?
You correctly answered: d. The breaths per minute and the tidal volume increased.
2. Which of the following is not a cause of metabolic acidosis?
You correctly answered: b. constipation
3. If PCO2 in the blood increases, then
You correctly answered: a. [H+ ] increases and pH decreases.
4. Which of the following values increased with decreased metabolism?
You correctly answered: d. pH and [HCO3- ]

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Review Sheet Results

1. Describe what happened to the blood pH when the metabolic rate was increased to 80 kcal/hr. What body system was
compensating? How well did the results compare with your prediction?
Your answer:
Ante un aumento del metabolismo se genera mas concentracion de PCO2 lo que nos condiciona a un acidosis metabolica .
2. List and describe some possible causes of metabolic acidosis.
Your answer:
Cetoacidosis, una acumulacin de cetocidos que pueden deberse a diabetes mellitus.
Intoxicacin por salicilato, que puede ser debida a una ingestin excesiva de aspirina o de aceite de gaulteria (una
sustancia que se encuentra a menudo en los laboratorios).
La ingestin excesiva de alcohol, que se convierte en cido actico.
Diarrea, que provoca prdida de bicarbonato del contenido intestinal.
El ejercicio extenuante, que puede causar una acumulacin de cido lctico procedente del metabolismo muscular
anaerbico.
3. Describe what happened to the blood pH when the metabolic rate was decreased to 20 kcal/hr. What body system was
compensating? How well did the results compare with your prediction?
Your answer:
Al disminuir la tasa del metabolismo , disminuye PCO2 lo que genera una alcalosis metabolica , el sistema respiratorio
intenta regular hipoventilandose .
4. List and describe some possible causes of metabolic alkalosis.
Your answer:
Ingestin de lcalis, tales como anticidos o bicarbonato.
Vmitos, que pueden provocar prdida excesiva de H+
Estreimiento, que puede generar una reabsorcin importante de HCO3

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