BICARBONATE

2ND MOST ABUNDANT ANION

BICARBONATE

BICARBONATE ACCOUNTS FOR __ OF TOTAL CARBON DIOXIDE

80%

THIS IS PRIMARILY REGULATED BY THE KIDNEYS

BICARBONATE

BICARBONATE IS PART OF THE MAJOR BUFFER SYSTEM IN THE PLASMA WHICH IS THE?

BICARBONATE CARBONIC ACID BUFFER SYSTEM

IN THE KIDNEYS, 85% OF BICARBONATE IS REABSORBED IN THE?

PROXIMAL CONVOLUTED TUBULE

IN THE KIDNEYS, 15% OF BICARBONATE IS REABSORBED IN THE?

DISTAL CONVOLUTED TUBULE

BICARBONATE CAN BUFFER THE SYSTEM BY COMBINING WITH?

HYDROGEN IONS

THIS ELECTROLYTE REGULATES THE BASE LEVEL IN THE PLASMA

BICARBONATE

MAJOR COMPONENT OF THE BUFFER SYSTEM OF THE BLOOD IS THE?

BICARBONATE

SAMPLE USED WHEN MEASURING FOR BICARBONATE?

SERUM/PLASMA

IF THE SAMPLE FOR BICARBONATE IS NOT TESTED RIGHT AWAY IT MAY CAUSE FALSE?

DECREASE

IF THE SAMPLE FOR BICARBONATE IS STAND AT ROOM TEMPERATURE AND UNCAPPED, IT MAY CAUSE FALSE?

DECREASE

THERE IS A DECREASED OF __ OF BICARBONATE PER HOUR OF EXPOSURE IN ATMOSPHERIC AIR

6 MMOL/L

THE ELECTRODE USED FOR BICARBONATE IS?

PCO2 ELECTRODE

INCREASED SODIUM IONS AND INCREASED WATER RETENTION IS SEEN IN WHAT OSMOLALITY?

LOW OSMOLALITY

HYPERGLYCEMIA AND MANNITOL INFUSION IS SEEN IN WHAT OSMOLALITY?

HIGH OSMOLALITY