renal 7 Acid base imbalances: part 1

1. if origin of acid base imbalance is metabolic what is the term affected, compensation, and correction

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The nature is simply how pH is affected, either down (acidosis direction) or up (alkalosis direction). In addition, metabolic acidosis can be further characterised and diagnosed by reporting the anion gap, resulting in either a high anion gap metabolic ac
to the cause of the imbalance in terms of either: a change in carbon dioxide level (i.e. respiratory origin, typically involving either hypo- or hyperventilation); or change in bicarbonate level for any reason (i.e. metabolic origin, typically involving changes in blood acid load and corresponding loss/gain in bicarbonate or alternatively e.g. the ingestion of bicarbonate).

altered renal function (carbonate absorption + generation) in RENAL COMPENSATION
altered lung function (respiration rate + CO2 venting) in RESPIRATORY COMPENSATION
altered renal function (bicarbonate reabsorption + generation) in RENAL COMPENSATION

to the cause of the imbalance in terms of either: a change in carbon dioxide level (i.e. respiratory origin, typically involving either hypo- or hyperventilation); or change in bicarbonate level for any reason (i.e. metabolic origin, typically involving c
The nature is simply how pH is affected, either down (acidosis direction) or up (alkalosis direction). In addition, metabolic acidosis can be further characterised and diagnosed by reporting the anion gap, resulting in either a high anion gap metabolic acidosis (HAGMA) or normal (or non-) anion gap metabolic acidosis (NAGMA).