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Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Acid Base Balance Cheat Sheet


Winter's Equation: PCO2 = (1.5 × [HCO3-]) + 8 ± 2 


***Another useful tool in estimating the PCO2 in metabolic acidosis is the recognition that the pCO2 is always approximately equal to the last 2 digits of the pH.***