Tag: Acid-base
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Teach Yourself Laboratory Medicine!
Laboratory medicine is one of the core competencies you must master if you want to become a superstar diagnostician within the span of one lifetime or less. Here is my proposed “curriculum” for mastery of laboratory medicine: Urinalysis and Body Fluids, 5e, by Susan King Strasinger – a great book. Clear, fluid and…
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How to Solve Triple Acid-Base Problems Quickly in Your Head
Introduction You can solve triple acid-base problems with basic arithmetic and straightforward logic. As an example, let’s work through the following rather classic triple acid-base problem: An afebrile, atraumatic 26-year-old male with no past medical history is brought to the emergency department because of a three hour history of altered mental status, vomiting and vertigo. The physical examination is…