Describe the effect of adh-avp on renal collecting tubules

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1. Describe the effect of ADH/AVP on the renal collecting tubules.

2. How and why does the renal system conserve bicarbonate ions?

3. How does the respiratory system control the level of carbonic acid (H2CO3)?

4. Liam is a 68 year-old male who began wheezing while playing golf. His golf partner took him to the emergency room where Liam told the attending physician that he had asthma. His blood gas results are pH 7.28, pCO2 is 49 mm Hg, and total HCO3 is 30 mmol/L. Classify his acid-base balance as nurse Sarah RN taught us (5 pts) and explain how his asthma contributed to these results.

5. Chelsea is a 28 year-old woman who has been battling bulimia for many years but her family has finally convinced her to go to the hospital when they found her collapsed. Blood gases were drawn on her admission and her results are pH 7.49, pCO2 is 42 mm Hg, and total HCO3 is 34 mmol/L. Classify her acid-base balance as nurse Sarah RN taught us and explain how her bulimia contributed to these results.

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