Metabolic acid-base disorders in the critical care unit. |
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| Authors: | Helio Autran de Morais Jonathan F Bach Stephen P DiBartola |
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| Institution: | Department of Medical Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2015 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706, USA. demorais@vetmed.wisc.edu |
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| Abstract: | The recognition and management of acid-base disorders is a commonplace activity in the critical care unit, and the role of weak and strong acids in the genesis of metabolic acid-base disorders is reviewed. The clinical approach to patients with metabolic alkalosis and metabolic acidosis is discussed in this article. |
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