Following several days in an acidotic state, a hospital patient has returned to desired pH. Which of the following processes could have contributed to the resolution of the patient's health problem?

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The phosphate and ammonia buffer systems are secondary, but important, processes that contribute to the maintenance of appropriate pH. The kidneys must reabsorb nearly all the body's stores of HCO ^-3to maintain homeostasis, and they are not involved in CO control. Hydrogen-potassium exchange, not hydrogen-sodium exchange, is a component of acid-base control.

Following Several Days in an Acidotic State, a Hospital Patient