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., Brooks, H.L., X, J. and Ganong, W.F. (2019). Ganong’s review of medical physiology. 26th ed. New York: Mcgraw-Hill Education