Interpretation of Arterial blood gases

Moazzum Khurshid; Asim Noor; Jawed Abubaker

Interpretation of Arterial blood gases

Authors

Moazzum Khurshid
Asim Noor
Jawed Abubaker

Keywords:

Arterial Blood Gases, Bicarbonate concentration, Metabolic Acidosis.

Abstract

The normal anionic gap metabolic acidosis is characterized by a primarydecrease in bicarbonate concentration associated with hyperchloremia. In thisdisorder, plasma bicarbonate decreases and is replaced by chloride to maintainelectroneutrality. Consequently, these disorders are also referred to ashyperchloremic metabolic acidosis.

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Published

2015-06-15

How to Cite

Khurshid, M., Noor, A., & Abubaker, J. (2015). Interpretation of Arterial blood gases. Pakistan Journal of Chest Medicine, 13(2). Retrieved from https://www.pjcm.net/index.php/pjcm/article/view/194