Acid-Base Disorders

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Narrative Reviews

Acid-Base Disorders

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Sections

General | Investigations & Monitoring | Therapies

General

General

Barletta. A Systematic Approach to Understanding Acid-Base Disorders in the Critically Ill. Annals of Pharmacotherapy 2024;58(1):65-75

Background

Pathophysiology

Conditions

Respiratory Disorders

Tucker. Breathing and balance: Clinical insights and management strategies of respiratory acid‐base disorders. Nutr Clin Pract 2025;40(4):774–792

Malignancy

Uppal. Electrolyte and Acid-Base Disorders Associated with Cancer Immunotherapy. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2022;17(6):922-933

Chronic Acidaemia

Wesson. The Continuum of Acid Stress. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2021;16(8):1292-1299

Liver Dysfunction

Katopodis. Acid-base abnormalities and liver dysfunction. Ann Hepatol 2022;27(2):100675

Complications

Complication

Monitoring & Investigations

Arterial Blood Gas

Yee. Fundamentals of Arterial Blood Gas Interpretation. Kidney360 2022;3(8):1458-1466

Delta Gap

Rastegar. Use of the ΔAG/ΔHCO3− Ratio in the Diagnosis of Mixed Acid-Base Disorders. J Am Soc Nephrol 2007;18(9):p 2429-2431

Low Anion Gap

Haber. Evaluating a low anion gap: A practical approach. Cleve Clin J Med 2023;90(10):619-623

Urinary Anion Gap

Uribarri. The Urine Anion Gap: Common Misconceptions. J Am Soc Nephrol 2021;32(5):1025-1028

ABG vs VBG

Chong. Comparing Central Venous Blood Gas to Arterial Blood Gas and Determining Its Utility in Critically Ill Patients: Narrative Review. Anesth Analg 2021;133(2):374-378

Therapies

General

Last updated July 13th, 2025