A Patient Is Hyperventilating

question 64

Multiple Choice

A patient is hyperventilating.The "blowing off" of excessive carbon dioxide causes a decrease in blood H⁺ concentration.How can the carbonic acid-bicarbonate buffer system function to correct this imbalance?
CO₂ + H₂O ? H₂CO₃ ? H⁺ + HCO₃^-

• A) HCO₃^- binds with H⁺ to form H₂CO₃ and lower pH
• B) HCO₃^- binds with H⁺ to form H₂CO₃ and raise pH
• C) H₂CO₃ dissociates to form more H⁺ and lower pH
• D) H₂CO₃ dissociates to form more H⁺ and raise pH

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