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Acid—Base Disorders

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Surgical Intensive Care Medicine

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Acid–base disorders present some of the most challenging problems in the care of critically ill patients. They alter physiologic function and contribute to morbidity and mortality. Proper management of these disorders is not possible without the understanding of blood gas interpretation and basic acid–base balance physiology.

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  1. Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Ben Taub General Hospital, Houston, TX, USA

    Philip M. Alapat MD (Assistant Professor)

  2. Weill Cornell Medical College, Head, Critical Care Division, Department of Medicine, Director of MICU, The Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX, USA

    Janice L. Zimmerman MD (Professor of Clinical Medicine)

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  1. Department of Surgical Critical Care Division of Surgery, The Lahey Clinic Medical Center, Burlington, MA, USA

    John M. O’Donnell (Director, Surgical Intensive Care Unit Chairman) (Director, Surgical Intensive Care Unit Chairman)

  2. University Hospital Intensive Care Medicine, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil

    Flávio E. Nácul

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Alapat, P.M., Zimmerman, J.L. (2010). Acid—Base Disorders. In: O’Donnell, J.M., Nácul, F.E. (eds) Surgical Intensive Care Medicine. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-77893-8_8

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