Post and reply to the Discussion Board as described below

Initial Post (300 words) 

Answer the following questions in a scholarly post of 300 words or more by Wednesday of the module period. Support your post with academic literature in the form of APA formatted cites and references: 

During a party, Eli loses a bet and is forced to drink a bottle of lemon juice. Not long thereafter, he begins complaining of having difficulty breathing, and his friends take him to the local emergency room. There, he is given an intravenous solution of bicarbonate. Why?

Reply Posts (Two 150-word posts)

By Sunday, you must respond to at least two classmates with a post of at least 150 words each. Support your position with academic literature in the form of APA formatted cites and references.

Lemon juice contains acid that releases hydrogen ions in a solution. As H+ accumulates in the digestive tract and is absorbed into the blood, Eli’s blood pH starts to fluctuate below 7.35. To revert the pH level to normal, a buffer must be administered. From what I have read in our book Anatomy and Physiology by Betts et al. (2013), the body maintains a strict balance between the concentrations of acids and bases in the blood.