title: Practical approach to acid-base disorders.
abstract: Acid-base balance is a general term for the way in which the body maintains a relatively constant pH despite continuous production of metabolic end products and is fundamental to physiologic homeostasis. Disease states of animals lead to irregularities of body fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balance. With the advent of less expensive, accurate, as well as portable blood gas and electrolyte analyzers, acid-base assessment has become a standard of care in veterinary medicine. It is important that the veterinary practitioner understand acid-base pathophysiology to assure successful treatment of these disease states. The purpose of this article is to provide a simple and concise description of traditional and modern acid-base data interpretation and assist the practitioner with application of these methods.
authors.affiliation: Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, University of Florida, College of Veterinary Medicine, Gainesville, USA.
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Bailey
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Pablo
mesh_terms: D000136:Acid-Base Equilibrium / Q000502:physiology*; D000137:Acid-Base Imbalance / Q000097:blood / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D001784:Blood Gas Analysis / Q000662:veterinary; D001800:Blood Specimen Collection / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000628:therapy*; D002415:Cats; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000628:therapy*; D004285:Dogs; D004573:Electrolytes / Q000097:blood; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
chemical_list: D004573:Electrolytes