Compensation for metabolic acidosis occurs through which of the following?
a. Increase in blood CO2 levels
b. Decrease in blood CO2 levels
c. Decrease in blood HCO3– levels
d. Increase in blood HCO3– levels
ANS: B
If a nonrespiratory (metabolic) process lowers or raises [HCO3–], the lungs compensate by hyper-ventilating (eliminating CO2) or hypoventilating (retaining CO2), restoring the pH to near normal.
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