1.0NURSING.comhttps://admin.nursing.comRuss Olsenhttps://admin.nursing.com/blog/author/russ-olsennrsng-com/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="XOu70GVjMk"><a href="https://admin.nursing.com/lesson/11-06-renal-acid-base-balance/">11.06 Renal (Kidney) Acid-Base Balance</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://admin.nursing.com/lesson/11-06-renal-acid-base-balance/embed/#?secret=XOu70GVjMk" width="600" height="338" title="“11.06 Renal (Kidney) Acid-Base Balance” — NURSING.com" data-secret="XOu70GVjMk" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://admin.nursing.com/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> Overview Acid-Base Balance Normal pH of blood = 7.35 – 7.45 Alkaline reserve in the blood Sodium Bicarbonate Urine tends to be acidic Approx pH 6.0 Existing conditions In the cells of the proximal convoluted tubule (PCT) and distal convoluted tubule (DCT), the Carbonic Acid Reaction (CAR) creates H+ and HCO3–.   Sodium Biphosphate filtered […]