Acidosis and bone.
Acidosis and bone.
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10.1007/978-1-84882-978-7_23
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发表时间:
1994
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D. Bushinsky
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D. Bushinsky
Human metabolism leads to the production of ∼1 mmol/kg of acid (protons, H+) per day, which is termed endogenous acid production.1,2Additional endogenous acid production occurs during disorders such as diarrhea, diabetic ketoacidosis, and lactic acidosis. This additional acid results in a reduction of systemic pH, which is termed metabolic acidosis. The physiologic response to metabolic acidosis is to rapidly increase extracellular fluid pH toward the physiologic neutral of 7.40 to maintain optimal cellular function.1The homeostatic response to metabolic acidosis involves first buffering of the acid, then increasing respiratory rate to lower the partial pressure of carbon dioxide (Pco2), and finally renal excretion of the additional acid. The initial step, buffering of the additional acid, is critical to the immediate restoration toward neutral pH allowing the preservation of life. The final step, renal excretion of the acid, begins hours after the acid challenge and is complete only days later. Renal acid excretion relies upon normal kidney function; as we age, our ability to excrete acid declines and humans become slightly, but significantly, more acidemic.3