Physiological approach to assessment of acid-base disturbances

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 371, Issue 15, 2014, Pages 1434-1445

  Berend, Kenrick ^a   De Vries, Aiko P J ^b   Gans, Rijk O B ^c  

^a CPRLab   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BICARBONATE; CARBONIC ACID; OXYGEN;

ALKALOSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISORDERS OF ACID BASE BALANCE; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL HISTORY; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; METABOLIC ALKALOSIS; PH; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PLASMA OSMOLALITY; RESPIRATORY ACIDOSIS; REVIEW; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE;

ACID-BASE IMBALANCE; BICARBONATES; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; OXYGEN; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 84907867497     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMra1003327     Document Type: Review

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