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Metabolic Acidosis and Metabolic Alkalosis in the Critically Ill

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In most cases, the metabolic disorders of acid-base homeostasis are helpful to highlight the main or associated diagnosis in the critically ill. As the physiopathology and the diagnostic aspects are fully covered elsewhere in these proceedings, it seems reasonable to focus here only on the monitoring value of the metabolic derangements of blood gas analysis (BGA) and on some controversial aspects of therapeutics.

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  1. Dept. of Emergency Medicine, San Paolo Hospital, Naples, Italy

    F. Schiraldi, P. Ferraro & F. Paladino

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Schiraldi, F., Ferraro, P., Paladino, F. (1999). Metabolic Acidosis and Metabolic Alkalosis in the Critically Ill. In: Gullo, A. (eds) Anaesthesia, Pain, Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine — A.P.I.C.E.. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2145-7_41

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