When pH control fails, there are four core disorders. They are sorted by the cause (lungs or metabolism) and the direction (too acidic or too basic). Tap a box.
Respiratory acidosis
pH
CO₂
HCO₃⁻
Acid-base disorderscause × direction
📷 Reference image
A real labeled figure to compare with the interactive above.
Acid-Base Disorders — OpenStax, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
