Book contents
- Basic Physiology for Anaesthetists
- Basic Physiology for Anaesthetists
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface to the Second Edition
- Preface to the First Edition
- Abbreviations
- Section 1 The Basics
- Section 2 Respiratory Physiology
- Section 3 Cardiovascular Physiology
- Section 4 Neurophysiology
- Section 5 Gastrointestinal Tract
- Section 6 Kidney and Body Fluids
- Chapter 67 Renal Function, Anatomy and Blood Flow
- Chapter 68 Renal Filtration and Reabsorption
- Chapter 69 Renal Regulation of Water and Electrolyte Balance
- Chapter 70 Acid–Base Physiology
- Chapter 71 Micturition
- Section 7 Blood and Immune System
- Section 8 Energy Balance
- Section 9 Endocrine Physiology
- Section 10 Developmental Physiology
- Section 11 Environmental Physiology
- Index
- References
Chapter 70 - Acid–Base Physiology
from Section 6 - Kidney and Body Fluids
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 31 July 2019
- Basic Physiology for Anaesthetists
- Basic Physiology for Anaesthetists
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface to the Second Edition
- Preface to the First Edition
- Abbreviations
- Section 1 The Basics
- Section 2 Respiratory Physiology
- Section 3 Cardiovascular Physiology
- Section 4 Neurophysiology
- Section 5 Gastrointestinal Tract
- Section 6 Kidney and Body Fluids
- Chapter 67 Renal Function, Anatomy and Blood Flow
- Chapter 68 Renal Filtration and Reabsorption
- Chapter 69 Renal Regulation of Water and Electrolyte Balance
- Chapter 70 Acid–Base Physiology
- Chapter 71 Micturition
- Section 7 Blood and Immune System
- Section 8 Energy Balance
- Section 9 Endocrine Physiology
- Section 10 Developmental Physiology
- Section 11 Environmental Physiology
- Index
- References
Summary
The word ‘acid’ is derived from the Latin acidus, meaning sour. Early chemists defined an acid as a chemical substance whose aqueous solution tastes sour, changes the colour of litmus paper to red and reacts with certain metals to produce the flammable gas, hydrogen. Likewise, a base is a chemical substance whose aqueous solution tastes bitter, changes the colour of litmus paper to blue and reacts with acids to produce a salt.
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- Basic Physiology for Anaesthetists , pp. 329 - 337Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019