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Review
. 2024 Mar;24(3):91-99.
doi: 10.1016/j.bjae.2023.12.005. Epub 2024 Jan 22.

Metabolic acidosis in anaesthesia and critical care

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Metabolic acidosis in anaesthesia and critical care

M A J Park et al. BJA Educ. 2024 Mar.
No abstract available

Keywords: acid–base imbalance; chloride; critical care; metabolic acidosis; physiochemical.

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Before and after treatment DKA Gamblegram. Before treatment Gamblegram: a large amount of unmeasured anions (red area) with very low bicarbonate. After treatment Gamblegram: no unmeasured anions seen. The reduced SID caused by increased chloride sets an electrochemical boundary on the bicarbonate concentration and thus bicarbonate remains low.

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