Understanding acid-base disturbances.
N Smithline
Abstract
N Smithline
Abstract
The physiologic principles of blood pH, Pco2, and bicarbonate homeostasis provide a suitable basis for a systematic approach to the interpretation of acid-base disturbances. Pathogenesis, diagnosis, and management of the four classic acid-base disorders follows.
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The physiologic principles of blood pH, Pco2, and bicarbonate homeostasis provide a suitable basis for a systematic approach to the interpretation of acid-base disturbances. Pathogenesis, diagnosis, and management of the four classic acid-base disorders follows.
Key concepts: Medicine, Acid–base imbalance, Base (topology), Bicarbonate, Intensive care medicine, Internal medicine, Mathematical analysis, Mathematics