This page lists all known medications that could potentially lead to 'Disorders of fluid, electrolyte and acid-base balance' as a side effect. It's important to note that mild side effects are quite ...

Describes acid-base physiology and discusses the diagnosis and treatment of disorders associated with metabolic acidosis and metabolic alkalosis, as well as plasma potassium disorders. Metabolic ...

Antibiotics are among the most frequently prescribed drugs in medicine. Their use, however, is often limited by associated renal toxic effects. The most common manifestation of these toxic effects is ...

To define "steady-state" chronic hypercapnia in man, we studied 20 patients with stable carbon dioxide tensions from 34 to 103 mm of mercury and with no apparent complicating disorders. The whole-body ...

Metabolic acidosis is characterized by a primary reduction in serum bicarbonate (HCO 3 −) concentration, a secondary decrease in the arterial partial pressure of carbon dioxide (PaCO 2) of ∼1 mmHg for ...

To the Editor: In the June 20 issue of the Journal, Schwartz and Relman present an article on acid–base disorders in which they criticize some newer parameters used in their evaluation. A criticism by ...

Long-chain fatty acid oxidation disorders (LC-FAODs) are rare, life-threatening, autosomal recessive genetic disorders characterized by acute crises of energy production and chronic energy deficiency.