What Change in Renal Regulation of H⁺ Would Help Compensate for a Metabolic Acidosis

question 72

Multiple Choice

What change in renal regulation of H⁺ would help compensate for a metabolic acidosis?

• A)A decrease in the filtered load of organic molecules
• B)An increase in the secretion of H⁺
• C)A decrease in the tubular production of ammonia
• D)A decrease in the amount of H⁺ secreted in the proximal tubule
• E)An increase in the production of new plasma HCO₃⁻

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