His arterial blood gas revealed a pH of 7.3 (reference range, 7.35-7.45), and his serum bicarbonate concentration was 19 meq/L (reference range, 22-26 meq/L). Metabolic acidosis resolved after ...

Diagnosis of metabolic acidosis involves two primary blood tests: an arterial blood gas to detect a low pH and a basic ...

Among 22 patients studied during cardiac arrest, 10 had predominantly respiratory, and eight metabolic acidosis ... arrest one of us was called, and arterial blood was drawn immediately and ...