Objectives:. About 15% of hospitalized coronavirus disease 2019 patients require ICU admission, and most (80%) of these require invasive mechanical ventilation.
Bindu Akkanti, MD, FCCP +10 more
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Respiratory acidosis and alkalosis
Respiratory illnesses and failure are common in pediatric population compared to adults due to anatomical and physiological differences in respiratory system. Respiratory acidosis is commonly seen in intensive care settings and needs immediate attention.
Kundan Mittal +3 more
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Respiratory Acidosis sans Acidemia [PDF]
Norman L Jones
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Primary assessment of patients admitted to the emergency ward using arterial blood gas
Background: Arterial blood gas study (ABG) is a point-of-care testing (POCT) diagnostic tool that can furnish metabolic and respiratory aberrations. This study was conducted systematically, to assess the metabolic and respiratory aberrations quickly and ...
Sanjay Mulay +3 more
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Mixed acid-base disorders, hydroelectrolyte imbalance and lactate production in hypercapnic respiratory failure: the role of noninvasive ventilation. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Hypercapnic Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) exacerbation in patients with comorbidities and multidrug therapy is complicated by mixed acid-base, hydro-electrolyte and lactate disorders.
Claudio Terzano +6 more
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Resuscitation from a pH of 6.5: A Case Report and Review of Pathophysiology and Management of Extreme Acidosis from Hypovolemic Shock after Trauma [PDF]
Extreme acidosis is a life-threatening physiological state that causes disturbances in the cardiovascular, pulmonary, immune, and hematological systems.
Alexander Balmaceda +3 more
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Pathophysiological aspect of metabolic acid-base disorders [PDF]
Maintaing the arterial pH values (in normal range of 7,35-7,45) is one of the main principles of homeostasis. Regulatory responses, including chemical buffering (extracellular, intracellular, sceletal), the regulation of pCO2 by the respiratory system ...
Nešović-Ostojić Jelena
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Point-of-care measurement of blood lactate in children admitted with febrile illness to an African District Hospital. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Lactic acidosis is a consistent predictor of mortality owing to severe infectious disease, but its detection in low-income settings is limited to the clinical sign of "deep breathing" because of the lack of accessible technology for its ...
Acierno +22 more
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Salbutamol-induced lactic acidosis in status asthmaticus survivor
Background Salbutamol-induced lactic acidosis is a rare presentation that could manifest in specific clinical context as acute asthmatic attack treatment.
Vorakamol Phoophiboon +3 more
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Successful noninvasive ventilation in a severely acidotic and hypercapnic comatose COVID-19 patient with multiple comorbidities: a case report [PDF]
Effective use of noninvasive ventilation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is well-known. However, noninvasive ventilation in patients presenting with altered sensorium and severe acidosis (pH
Joseph Abraham Poonuraparampil +3 more
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