CARBON dioxide retention resulting in an elevation of carbon dioxide tension of body fluids occurs commonly in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The hydration of carbon dioxide to carbonic acid ...

New research shows that febrile seizures in children may be linked to respiratory alkalosis, indicated by elevated blood pH and low carbon dioxide levels caused by hyperventilation, and independent of ...

The most common acid-base disturbance in patients with LTA is initial respiratory alkalosis, followed by metabolic acidosis, either alone or as part of a mixed acidosis. In 1976, Roncoroni et al [11] ...

THERE has been an increasing interest in the study of cerebrospinal-fluid acid–base values because alterations in brain function during systemic acid–base disorders correlate poorly with blood or ...

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 119, No. 8 (February 22, 2022), pp. 1-7 (7 pages) The lungs and kidneys are pivotal organs in the regulation of ...

I'm a doctor in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. In my department (Pulmonology), some doctors prescribe acetazolamide for the patients with COPD who have edema and chronic respiratory failure. What is the ...

A new study of patients receiving care for acute heart failure at Rambam Health Care Campus in Haifa, Israel, investigated how their clinical outcomes might be affected by elevated lactate levels and ...