When questioned about his diet, he admits to binging on citrus fruits in the past few weeks, and his favorite drinks are grapefruit and tomato juice. Tutorial Compensated metabolic acidosis Compensated metabolic acidosis would manifest in deviation from normal blood values as highlighted in the table below. Note that the primary defect is indicated by a decrease in bicarbonate ion concentration. The compensation is indicated by a decrease in pCO 2 . This is due to increased CO 2 expulsion by the lung, which is the most effective compensation for this metabolic problem.
Red arrows indicate the primary defect.
Green arrows indicate compensation mechanisms. All rights reserved.