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Objective
General Objectives
Acid Base Homeostasis

Curriculum Block

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Renal
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Curriculum Block
Part 2 Medical Foundation 2 Renal
Curriculum Week
Part 2
Discipline
Nephrology

Related Objectives

Parent Objective

The Kidney: Regulation of Fluid Compartments, Electrolytes, and Hypertension

Child Objectives
  • Describe how the body deals with an acid load with reference to: Buffer systems (bicarbonate, hemoglobin); Lungs (alveolar ventilation); Kidneys (net acid excretion).
  • Describe the kidney's role in acid base balance with reference to: Reclamation by the kidney of filtered bicarbonate and acid excretion via the glutamine-ammonium system
  • Describe the relationship between pH and hydrogen ion concentration.
  • Employ an approach to metabolic acidosis including using the anion gap to solve clinical problems.
  • Describe the pathogenesis and clinical significance of infection involving the urinary tract.
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