77. Metabolic acidosis. Causes, compensation, consequences: Revision history

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21 February 2023

  • curprev 12:2012:20, 21 February 2023‎ Nikolas talk contribs‎ 5,855 bytes +5,855‎ Created page with "In metabolic acidosis do we have: * pH below 7.35 * Decreased standard (and actual) serum bicarbonate * Often a compensatory reduction in pCO2 * Decreased buffer base * Negative base excess The word “metabolic” indicates that the primary change that caused this acidosis is a decrease in standard serum bicarbonate. This decreases the [bicarbonate]:[pCO2] ratio (20:1). The lungs will respond by decreasing the pCO2 as well, which increases the ratio toward 20:1 again...." Tag: Visual edit