Consider the scenario below: A 40-year-old woman was rushing to get to her workplace before office time. What do you think would have happened to her blood's pH? _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ What would be the effect on pH once she reaches her office, but continues to breathe hard for a few minutes? __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ Why?
Consider the scenario below: A 40-year-old woman was rushing to get to her workplace before office time. What do you think would have happened to her blood's pH? _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ What would be the effect on pH once she reaches her office, but continues to breathe hard for a few minutes? __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ Why?
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Consider the scenario below:
A 40-year-old woman was rushing to get to her workplace before office time. What do you think would have happened to her blood's pH?
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What would be the effect on pH once she reaches her office, but continues to breathe hard for a few minutes?
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Why?
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A weak acid causes her issue. She ingested far too much aspirin, also known as acetylsalicylic acid, and ended up in the emergency room (ER). The pH range within which humans can survive is between pH 6.8 and about pH 8.0. The woman's pH is outside of this window. What do you think would have happened to her?
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Why, despite being nearly comatose, is she breathing rapidly and deeply when she arrives at the ER?
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Unfortunately, her breathing isn't doing much to help. Can you figure out why?
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What should she do to bring her blood pH back into the normal range?
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How is this going to help the poor woman?
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Is she suffering from metabolic acidosis or respiratory acidosis? Explain your answer.
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