Compensatory response to metabolic acidosis: Decrease in
bicarbonate and in PCO2
COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
Recovery from a severe metabolic acidosis is most dependent on which of the following?
A. The rate of ventilation to blow off excess CO2
B. The rate of H+ secretion by the kidney
C. The rate of H+ excretion by the kidney
D. The arterial pH
E. The arterial PCO2