Do acid-base metabolism disorders affect children differently than adults?
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Dr. Louise Sivak answered:Infants and very young children have less mature kidneys and therefore cannot buffer the blood as efficiently as adults, but the mechanisms for maintiaining normal blood pH (acidity level) are the same in all age groups.Infants and very young children have less mature kidneys and therefore cannot buffer the blood as efficiently as adults, but the mechanisms for maintiaining normal blood pH (acidity level) are the same in all age groups. More
