A 45-Year-Old Diabetic Has Entered the Hospital

question 1

Essay

A 45-year-old diabetic has entered the hospital.Routine blood work shows that his blood pH is dropping and is currently at 7.3 (normal blood pH is about 7.4).Explain something that could be going on in the kidneys to cause a drop in blood pH.If the acidosis cannot be reversed quickly,what type of immediate treatment might the patient need to restore kidney function? There are two types of this treatment.How do they differ from each other? What sorts of complications might be expected?

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Definitions:

Homeostatic

Referring to the process of maintaining internal stability and balance within an organism or system in response to external changes.

Exploiting

Taking unfair advantage of a situation or person, often for personal gain and without consideration for ethical implications.

Symbiotic Relationship

A close, often long-term interaction between two different biological species, where each may benefit, one may benefit and the other is unaffected, or one benefits at the expense of the other.

Less Differentiated

Refers to entities or concepts that are not clearly distinguished or separated from each other.