Mixed acid-base disorders.
Mixed acid-base disorders, the occurrence of two or more primary acid-base disturbances in the same patient, are common in the hospital population, but are usually misdiagnosed because of lack of knowledge of the consequences of the primary disturbances. This paper describes seven examples of these disorders recently seen in the authors' hospital, and provides a logical approach to their diagnosis.
D000138:Acidosis / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000142:Acidosis, Respiratory / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D000293:Adolescent; D000368:Aged; D000471:Alkalosis / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000472:Alkalosis, Respiratory / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D001639:Bicarbonates / Q000097:blood; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000097:blood; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
D001639:Bicarbonates; D002245:Carbon Dioxide