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Changes in Acid -Base Balance Are Continuously Occurring

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Changes in acid -base balance are continuously occurring. The body must adjust to those changes through three mechanisms that differ in their ability to affect pH and in their time courses. Describe the three mechanisms that respond to changes in blood pH and their temporal course.


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