Premium
ACID‐BASE IN RENAL FAILURE: New Perspectives on Acid‐Base Balance
Author(s) -
Oh Man S.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
seminars in dialysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.899
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1525-139X
pISSN - 0894-0959
DOI - 10.1046/j.1525-139x.2000.00061.x
Subject(s) - acid–base homeostasis , medicine , metabolic acidosis , balance (ability) , intensive care medicine , acidosis , base (topology) , cover (algebra) , physical therapy , mechanical engineering , engineering , mathematical analysis , mathematics
This review will cover two main areas of acid‐base balance, both of which are attended with much misconception and misunderstanding. One is the external balance of acids and alkali; the other is the contribution of bone buffering in acute and chronic metabolic acidosis.