Question

what is Am's acid -base imbalance

Answer 1

Acid -Base imbalance refers to the increased pressure decreased levels of acids and bases in the body.It is important to maintain the homeostasis of the body by keeping pH in normal limit(7.35_7.45).

A level less than the pH is termed acidosis and in the blood ,it is termed to be acidemia.The acids can be broken into one hydrogen and one chlorine,Carbonic will breakdown and lead to one hydrogen and one bicarbonate.They are strong in nature

Similarly an increase in the pH level is termed to be alkalosis and when it is in blood it is called alkalemia.They are weak in nature so will accept everything like bicarbonate accepts one hydrogen molecules and breaks down to weak carbonic acid.

They both can be either metabolic or respiratory. This classified in to four

• Respiratory acidosis
• Respiratory alkalosis
• Metabolic acidosis
• Metabolic alkalosis

It has buffers like ammonia and bicarbonate in the extracellular area and protein and phosphate in the intracellular area. Alteration in its function will cause imbalances and symptoms.