title: Compensation for Acid-Base Disorders.
abstract: Hydrogen concentration is a critical determinant of many physiologic functions and is tightly regulated. Any alteration in acid-base equilibrium sets into motion a compensatory response by either the lungs or the kidneys. The compensatory response attempts to return the ratio between Pco2and [HCO3-] to normal and thereby minimize the pH change. A primary increase or decrease in one component is associated with a predictable compensatory change in the same direction in the other component, and the expected compensation can be estimated clinically in dogs and cats.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA. Electronic address: cdecarocarella@lsu.edu.
authors.forename: Chiara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: De Caro Carella
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Oregon State University, 700 Southwest 30th Street, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA.
authors.forename: Helio Autran
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: de Morais
mesh_terms: D000136:Acid-Base Equilibrium; D000137:Acid-Base Imbalance / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002415:Cats; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004285:Dogs
keywords: Acid-base; Compensation; Metabolic; Physiologic; Ventilatory