Acid-Base Homeostasis and Its Disorders. Use of Arterial Blood Gas Analysis in Diagnosis and Therapy.

1971 ◽  
Vol 75 (3) ◽  
pp. 486
Keyword(s):  
Blood Gas Analysis ◽  
Gas Analysis ◽  
Blood Gas ◽  
Acid Base ◽  
Arterial Blood Gas ◽  
Diagnosis And Therapy ◽  
Arterial Blood ◽  
Arterial Blood Gas Analysis

scholarly journals Arterial Blood Gas Analysis: Selecting the Clinically Appropriate Option for Calculating Base Excess

2002 ◽  
Vol 39 (6) ◽  
pp. 614-615 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael J Peake ◽  
Graham H White
Keyword(s):  
Base Excess ◽  
Extracellular Fluid ◽  
Blood Gas Analysis ◽  
Gas Analysis ◽  
Blood Gas ◽  
Acid Base ◽  
Arterial Blood Gas ◽  
Arterial Blood ◽  
Arterial Blood Gas Analysis ◽  
Acid Base Disturbance

As part of arterial blood gas analysis, base excess is often reported as a measure of non-respiratory acid-base disturbance. Most blood gas analysers offer the option of calculating either the base excess of the blood sample or the base excess of the extracellular fluid (ECF). We report a case that illustrates that selecting the physiologically appropriate parameter avoids the potential for misinterpretation of acid-base data. We recommend that the base excess of the ECF is the appropriate metabolic blood gas parameter for clinical use.

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