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Interpretation of Arterial blood gases

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Title: Interpretation of Arterial blood gases

Authors: Moazzum Khurshid, Asim Noor, Jawed Abubaker

Journal: Pakistan journal of chest medicine (Online)

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Year: 2007

Volume: 13

Issue: 2

Language: en

Keywords: Arterial blood gasesBicarbonate concentrationMetabolic Acidosis.

Categories
Acidosis (4) Arterial Blood Gases (2) Pulmonary Medicine (526) Medical Diagnostics (164) Critical Care (2112)

Abstract

The normal anionic gap metabolic acidosis is characterized by a primarydecrease in bicarbonate concentration associated with hyperchloremia. In thisdisorder, plasma bicarbonate decreases and is replaced by chloride to maintainelectroneutrality. Consequently, these disorders are also referred to ashyperchloremic metabolic acidosis.

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