title: Simple acid-base tutorial.
abstract: The nutrition support practitioner is confronted with numerous metabolic abnormalities in the daily care of patients. An understanding of the basic principles of acid-base balance, along with the ability to recognize common causes of the various disorders, enhances the clinician's ability to provide specialized nutrition support. The basic metabolic and respiratory disorders, along with common causes, are reviewed in this tutorial.
authors.affiliation: Mississippi Baptist Medical Center, 1225 N. State St., Jackson, MS 39202-2002, USA. payers@mbhs.org
authors.forename: Phil
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ayers
authors.forename: Carman
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dixon
mesh_terms: D000136:Acid-Base Equilibrium; D000137:Acid-Base Imbalance / Q000150:complications; D000142:Acidosis, Respiratory / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000472:Alkalosis, Respiratory / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D001784:Blood Gas Analysis / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D007668:Kidney / Q000378:metabolism; D008168:Lung / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D018529:Nutritional Support / Q000379:methods*