Importance of the Effective Strong Ion Difference of an Intravenous Solution in the Treatment of Diarrheic Calves with Naturally Acquired Acidemia and Strong Ion (Metabolic) Acidosis

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 674-683

  Muller K R ^a   Gentile, A ^b   Klee, W ^a   Constable, P D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Calf diarrhea; Sodium bicarbonate; Sodium gluconate; Strong ion difference

Indexed keywords

BICARBONATE; CALCIUM; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHLORIDE; GLUCONIC ACID; POTASSIUM; SODIUM;

ACIDOSIS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; METABOLISM; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ACIDOSIS; ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CARBON DIOXIDE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CHLORIDES; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; GLUCONATES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; SODIUM BICARBONATE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

ANIMALIA; FRIESIA;

EID: 84860574568     PISSN: 08916640     EISSN: 19391676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-1676.2012.00917.x     Document Type: Article

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