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@article{citeulike:4867932, abstract = {Diagnosis and management of acid-base disorders ranks high among the medical problems that intimidate many physicians. In practice, acid-base disorders can be approached very systematically as they can be easily diagnosed when certain rules are applied. Using a four step process including, 1) determination the serum pH, 2) calculation of the serum anion gap, 3) estimating the degree of compensation, 4) calculation of the excess anion gap, the reader will be able solve any complex acid-base problem. In this review we describe a practical stepwise approach to identify and resolve issues involving acid-base disorders.}, author = {Ghosh, A. K.}, citeulike-article-id = {4867932}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17212021}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=17212021}, issn = {0004-5772}, journal = {The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India}, keywords = {acid-base}, month = {September}, pages = {720--724}, posted-at = {2009-06-16 09:55:45}, priority = {2}, title = {Diagnosing acid-base disorders.}, url = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17212021}, volume = {54}, year = {2006} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:4867932 L3 - citeulike-article-id:4867932 N2 - Diagnosis and management of acid-base disorders ranks high among the medical problems that intimidate many physicians. In practice, acid-base disorders can be approached very systematically as they can be easily diagnosed when certain rules are applied. Using a four step process including, 1) determination the serum pH, 2) calculation of the serum anion gap, 3) estimating the degree of compensation, 4) calculation of the excess anion gap, the reader will be able solve any complex acid-base problem. In this review we describe a practical stepwise approach to identify and resolve issues involving acid-base disorders. JF - The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India SN - 0004-5772 EP - 724 TI - Diagnosing acid-base disorders. VL - 54 SP - 720 KW - acid-base AU - Ghosh, AK PY - 2006/09// UR - http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17212021 ER -