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Medical-Surgical Nursing:Assessment and Managementof Clinical Problems 9th Edition by Sharon Lewis,Shannon Ruff Dirksen,Margaret McLean Heitkemper,Linda Bucher

Edition 9ISBN: 978-0323086783
book Medical-Surgical Nursing:Assessment and Managementof Clinical Problems 9th Edition by Sharon Lewis,Shannon Ruff Dirksen,Margaret McLean Heitkemper,Linda Bucher cover

Medical-Surgical Nursing:Assessment and Managementof Clinical Problems 9th Edition by Sharon Lewis,Shannon Ruff Dirksen,Margaret McLean Heitkemper,Linda Bucher

Edition 9ISBN: 978-0323086783
Exercise 40
What are the characteristics of the carbonic acid-bicarbonate buffer system (select all that apply)?
A) CO₂ is eliminated by the lung
B) Neutralizes HCl acid to yield carbonic acid and salt
C) H₂CO₃ formed by neutralization dissociates into H₂O and CO₂
D) Shifts H⁺ in and out of cell in exchange for other cations such as potassium and sodium
E) Free basic radicals dissociate into ammonia and OH⁻ that combines with H⁺ to form water
Explanation
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