Marilyn | CLS MLS(ASCP) on Instagram: "Day 25 🧪 Welcome back to 30 Days of ASCP: Make It Make Sense because once you get it, you never forget it. Acid–base questions feel overwhelming until you realize they all follow one rule: ROME = Respiratory Opposite, Metabolic Equal. Respiratory disorders move CO₂ opposite the pH. Metabolic disorders move HCO₃⁻ in the same direction as the pH. Once you identify whether the pH is acidic or alkalotic, you just match which value follows or opposes it. This i