The Acid-Base balance history (Part I)

Basic sciences review Acid-Base Balance: Part I. Physiology

Objective: To review the normal human acid-base physiology and the pathophysiology and management of acid-base disturbances in a two-part presentation. Data sources: Articles and published peer-review abstracts and a review of studies reported from 1990 to 2000 and identified through a MEDLINE search of the English language literature on acid-base balance. Summary of review: In a healthy indivi...

Acid-base balance: part II. Pathophysiology.

OBJECTIVE To review the normal human acid-base physiology and the pathophysiology and management of acid-base disturbances in a two-part presentation. DATA SOURCES Articles and published peer-review abstracts and a review of studies reported from 1990 to 2000 and identified through a MEDLINE search of the English language literature on acid-base balance. SUMMARY OF REVIEW Acid-base disorder...

Medical Acid-base Balance

an increase in the number of poisonings occurring in the province or from an increase in the number of enquiries with no change in the number of poisonings. (ii) there was an increase in 1976 in the number of prescriptions dispensed and therefore an increase in the number of drugs consumed. (iii) the increase in enquiries about poisoning in children, if it reflects an increase in actual poisoni...

Clinical problems in acid-base balance: parts I and II.

Disorders of Acid-base Balance

Maintenance of acid-base homeostasis is a vital function of the living organism. Deviations of systemic acidity in either direction can impose adverse consequences and when severe can threaten life itself. Acid-base disorders frequently are encountered in the outpatient and especially in the inpatient setting. Effective management of acid-base disturbances, commonly a challenging task, rests wi...