Base excess in the other. A secondary (compensatory) process can be readily identified because it "opposes" the observed deviation in blood pH. For example, inadequate ventilation, a respiratory problem, causes a buildup of CO, hence respiratory acidosis; the kidneys then attempt to compensate for the low pH by raising blood bicarbonate. The kidneys only partially compensate, so the patient may still have a low blood pH, i.e. acidosis. In summary, the kidneys partially compensate for respiratory acidosis by raising blood bicarbonate. A high base excess, thus metabolic alkalosis, usually involves an excess of bicarbonate. It can be caused by A base deficit
O Blood and Water O Blood and Water O Blood and Water (Polish: "O krwi i wodo"), also known as conversion prayer, is a prayer to the Divine Mercy revealed by Jesus to saint Faustina Kowalska. Its full text, as reported in the "Diary", is: "O blood and water, which gushed forth from the heart of Jesus as a fountain of mercy for us, I/we trust in you". In the Polish original it is: "O krwi i wodo, któraś wytrysnęła z serca Jezusowego jako zdrój miłosierdzia dla nas, ufam/-y tobie". It may be regarded as an extension of the jaculatory prayer "Jezu, ufam tobie"