Reference intervals for anion gap and strong ion difference in pregnancy: A pilot study

Hypertension in Pregnancy

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 111-119

  Akbari, Ayub ^a,b,c,e   Wilkes, Peter ^a   Lindheimer, Marshall ^d   Lepage, Nathalie ^a   Filler, Guido ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c Kidney Research Centre   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anion gap; Pregnancy; Reference intervals; Strong ion difference

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN;

ACID BASE BALANCE; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ANION GAP; ARTICLE; CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; ION TRANSPORT; PREGNANCY; REFERENCE VALUE; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

ACID-BASE EQUILIBRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; PILOT PROJECTS; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 34247526877     PISSN: 10641955     EISSN: 15256065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10641950601147986     Document Type: Article

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