07 Acid Excretion

• volatile
• nonvolatile

Renal Acid Base

• H must be excreted or could recombine with bicarb and negate effect

Urinary Buffers

• if pH in urine low enough, can damage nephron

Titratable

• anytime kidney excrete acid, increased H2PO4 excretion

Ammonia

• glutamine form 2 ammonia

Summary

• in setting of acidosis, more tit. acids and NH4

• how much acid excreted
• 24 hour collection