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Review
. 2017 Sep;86(3):161-166.
Epub 2017 Sep 12.

Understanding Acid-Base Disorders

Paul K Hamilton  1 , Neal A Morgan  2 , Grainne M Connolly  3 , Alexander P Maxwell  4
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Review

Understanding Acid-Base Disorders

Paul K Hamilton et al. Ulster Med J. 2017 Sep.
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

Provenance: externally peer-reviewed. There are no conflicts of interest.

Figures

Fig 1.
Fig 1.
Acid-base balance is maintained by effective renal and respiratory homeostatic mechanisms
Fig 2.
Fig 2.
Changes in PaCO2 level and bicarbonate concentration [HCO3-] can help identify the nature of the acid-base disorder.
Fig 3.
Fig 3.
(a) Illustration of the “normal” anion gap (b) High anion gap present in a metabolic acidosis
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