Disorders of acid-base balance.
Acid-base disorders are common in sick children. This article is a practical guide to the differential diagnosis and treatment of simple and mixed acid-base disorders of children. Special attention is given to fundamentals of acid-base physiology, to clinical use of the Henderson equation, and to interpretation of readily available laboratory tests.
Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
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D000136:Acid-Base Equilibrium; D000137:Acid-Base Imbalance / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans