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Extreme metabolic alkalosis in intensive care
Metabolic alkalosis is a commonly seen imbalance in the intensive care unit (ICU). Extreme metabolic alkalemia, however, is less common. A pH greater than 7.65 may carry a high risk of mortality (up to 80%). We discuss the entity of life threatening metabolic alkalemia by means of two illustrative c...
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Medknow Publications
2009
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2856150/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20436691 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0972-5229.60175 |