This review describes a method of analyzing acid–base disorders that incorporates insights from the traditional, bicarbonate-centered model and the Stewart (or strong ion) model (Table 1). 1–6 ...

(HealthDay News) — Electrolyte disturbances and acid-base disorders are common occurrences in patients with chronic alcohol-use disorder regardless of social circumstances, according to a review ...

Describes acid-base physiology and discusses the diagnosis and treatment of disorders associated with metabolic acidosis and metabolic alkalosis, as well as plasma potassium disorders. Metabolic ...

To define "steady-state" chronic hypercapnia in man, we studied 20 patients with stable carbon dioxide tensions from 34 to 103 mm of mercury and with no apparent complicating disorders. The whole-body ...

A new study of patients receiving care for acute heart failure at Rambam Health Care Campus in Haifa, Israel, investigated how their clinical outcomes might be affected by elevated lactate levels and ...

Recently, Becker et al. 1 reported a malnourished case with coma who had severe hypophosphataemia that was linked to the presence of hyperammonaemia by the authors. Finally, the authors made the ...

Paracrine communication between different parts of the renal tubule is required for the maintenance of systemic acid–base balance, say researchers. “We demonstrate that the kidney regulates acid–base ...

Researchers have identified this receptor in brain mural cells that regulates reperfusion injury. Optimal pH homeostasis for cellular function is maintained by the acid-base balance through multiple ...