6Disorders of Acid-Base Balance

Maintenance of acid-base homeostasis is a vital function of theliving organism. Deviations of systemic acidity in eitherdirection 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...

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Main Authors: Horacio J. Adrogué, Nicolaos E. Madias
Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
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Language:English
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Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.664.4550
http://www.kidneyatlas.org/book1/adk1_06.pdf