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A-Acid base balance The kidneys play an important role in maintaining acid-base homeostasis by regulating the pH of the blood plasma. The kidneys have two very important roles in maintaining the acid-base balance: to reabsorb bicarbonate from urine, and to excrete hydrogen ions into urine. The kidneys are slower to compensate than the lungs, but renal physiology has several powerful mechanisms to control pH by the excretion of excess acid or base. The major homeostatic control point for maintaining a stable balance is renal excretion. W-Water Removal By removing just the right amount of excess fluid, healthy kidneys maintain what is called the body’s fluid balance.The kidneys maintain proportions by balancing the amount of fluid that leaves the body against the amount entering the body. E-Erythropoeisis Healthy kidneys produce a hormone known as erythropoeitin (EPO), which is carried in the blood to the bone marrow where it stimulates the production of red blood cells. These cells