01 Oct How can eating a high-salt diet increase bloodpressure?
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Access Code (located on the lid of your lab kit):
Pre-Lab Questions:
1. How can eating a high-salt diet increase bloodpressure?
2. Research the following disorders and write a definition foreach:
a. Acidemia:
b. Alkalemia:
c. Acidosis:
d. Alkalosis:
3. Name three ways the body regulates the pH of blood.
Experiment 1: Breathing and Acid-Base Balance
Table 1: Color Change of Sodium Bicarbonate Solution With and Without the Addition of CO2
Beaker Starting Color Final Color Time to Change to Final Color
1
2
Post-Lab Questions
1. Was the time required to change the solution different for the two beakers? Why or why not?
Experiment 2: Urine pH
Test Results:
Leukocytes:
Nitrate:
Urobilinogen:
Protein:
pH:
Blood:
SpecificGravity:
Ketone
Bilirubin:
Glucose
Post-Lab Questions
1. What was the pH of the urine? Is thisnormal?
2. Describe two factors that can affect urinepH.
