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Card 6

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E.g. chronic bronchitis, this example initiated by airflow obstruction associated with chronic bronchitis leading to hypoventilation, i.e. venting too little carbon dioxide in exhaled air. This elicits a rise in blood carbon dioxide partial pressure (hype

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Card 7

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Used therapeutically to
enhance excretion of weak acids
improves ionisation, so less reabsorbed
reduce urinary tract inflammation + infection
prevent urate + cystine renal stone formation
increases solubility, so less precipitation. Alkalanisation of the

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