MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION A patient has had the flu and has been vomiting repeatedly. She has lost a lot of her stomach acid through vomiting and her blood pH is beginning to rise. How will the kidney respond to this situation? The kidney will excrete more bicarbonate in the urine and reabsorb more hydrogen ions to restore normal pH. The kidney will reabsorb more bicarbonate and excrete more hydrogen ions in the urine to restore normal pH .
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