PH & BUFFERING

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SUMMARY

1. pH is -log10[H+]

2. pH of blood: 7.35-7.45

3. Body pH is stabilized by the buffering capacity of body fluids.

4. Isohydric principle - all buffer pairs in the body are in equilibrium with the same [H+]


Reference(s)

Barrett, K.E., Barman, S.M., Boitano, S., Brooks, H.L., Weitz, M., Brian Patrick Kearns, Ganong, W.F. and Mcgraw-Hill Education (Firm (2016). Ganong’s review of medical physiology. 25th ed. New York: Mcgraw Hill Education.
Hall, J.E. and Hall, M.E. (2020). Guyton And Hall Textbook Of Medical Physiology. 14th ed. S.L.: Elsevier - Health Science.
West, J.B. and Luks, A.M. (2021). West’s Pulmonary Pathophysiology. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.