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Bicarbonate
Aid to learning the clinical significance of bicarbonate (tCO2)
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| A | B |
| < 22 meq/L | decreased |
| metabolic acidosis | decreased |
| < 22 meq/L | compensated respiratory alkalosis |
| renal tubular acidosis | decreased |
| diarrhea | decreased |
| < 22 meq/L | renal failure |
| < 22 meq/L | hypoaldosteronism |
| increased | > 29 meq/L |
| increased | metabolic alkalosis |
| compensated respiratory acidosis | > 29 meq/L |
| increased | hypokalemia |
| excessive intake of antacids | > 29 meq/L |
| maintain electrical neutrality | bicarbonate |
| chloride shift | bicarbonate |
| buffering capacity | bicarbonate |
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