Problem
1. Describe the interrelationships of the pH, the PCO2 of the blood, and the plasma bicarbonate concentration, and apply them to the Henderson-Hasselbalch equation in calculating the pH.
2. State the normal ranges of arterial pH, PCO2, and bicarbonate concentration, and define acidemia and alkalemia, and acidosis and alkalosis.
3. List the potential causes of respiratory acidosis and alkalosis and metabolic acidosis and alkalosis
4. Discuss the respiratory and renal mechanisms that help compensate for acidosis and alkalosis.
5. Evaluate blood gas data to determine a subject's acid-base status.
6. Classify and explain the causes of tissue hypoxia.