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Anatomy & Physiology · Chapter 26
Acid-Base Disorders
When pH control fails, there are
four core disorders
— sorted by the
cause
(lungs or metabolism) and the
direction
(too acid or too basic). Tap a box.
Respiratory acidosis
pH
CO₂
HCO₃⁻
Acid-base disorders
cause × direction
📷 Reference image
A real labeled figure to compare with the interactive above.
Acid-Base Disorders — OpenStax, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
