Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. When the ratio of the buffer pair falls below what it should be, uncompensated metabolic acidosis can occur.
2. In cardiac arrest, the lack of respiration causes a rapid onset of respiratory acidosis.
3. In cardiac arrest, the buffer system in the blood is overwhelmed and is unable to restore the proper blood pH.
4. Pure water with a pH of 7.0 would have neither hydrogen nor hydroxide ions.
5. The lungs remove just under 10 liters of carbonic acid from the venous blood each day.
1. TRUE
2. TRUE
3. TRUE
4. FALSE
5. FALSE
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