What has likely happened to the pH of Mr. Montez's blood? What does this mean about the hydrogen ion concentration in his blood? How will his buffer systems respond to this change in pH?

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Hey, everyone. Let's take a look at this question together in individuals with type one diabetes, particularly when diabetes is inadequately controlled. There is a potential risk of developing diabetic ketoacidosis or DK A. What impact does does DK A have on the blood? Is it answer choice A? It can increase salt concentration. Answer choice B, it can decrease the ph answer choice C it can decrease oxygen concentration in red blood cells or answer choice D it can kill the white blood cells. Let's work this problem out together to try to figure out which of the following answer choices best explains the impact that diabetic ketoacidosis has on the blood. So in order to solve this question, we have to recall what we have learned about diabetic ketoacidosis or DK A. And the impact that DK A has on the blood. And we can recall that DK A or diabetic ketoacidosis is characterized by the accumulation of ketones in the blood, which that presence of the ketones in the blood results in an increase in acidity of the blood, which results in metabolic acidosis, which metabolic acidosis causes a decrease in blood. Ph. So looking at our answer choices, we can identify answer choice B as the correct answer. Since diabetic ketoacidosis, which is characterized by that accumulation of ketones in the blood leads to an increase in acidity, resulting in metabolic acidosis which causes a decrease in blood. Ph So answer choice B is the only correct answer choice. I hope you found this video to be helpful. Thank you and goodbye.