please need help understanding this
So both acute and chronic metabolic acidosis have hyperkalemia- but in acute not enough time to fully compensate low renal excretion of K and K balance is positive - in chronic enough time to compensate lots of Hco3 are being made alot of H+ are pumped this neutralizes the charges in the membrane - this stops attracting H+ and K+ , so no secretion ...so what I don't understand is why renal excretion of K is high and the K balance is negative...
can someone explain PLEASEEE
thanks
So both acute and chronic metabolic acidosis have hyperkalemia- but in acute not enough time to fully compensate low renal excretion of K and K balance is positive - in chronic enough time to compensate lots of Hco3 are being made alot of H+ are pumped this neutralizes the charges in the membrane - this stops attracting H+ and K+ , so no secretion ...so what I don't understand is why renal excretion of K is high and the K balance is negative...
can someone explain PLEASEEE
thanks