A meeting was held to discuss this disaster; among the attendees were Bjørn Ibsen, an anesthesiologist, and Poul Astrup, chief of the hospital laboratory. Ibsen realized that marked carbon dioxide ...

Internal acid–base homeostasis is fundamental for maintaining life. Accurate and timely interpretation of an acid–base disorder can be lifesaving, but the establishment of a correct diagnosis may be ...

Deficiencies can occur when you don’t get enough B-12 from your diet or when your body can’t use it properly. Typically, vitamin B-12 deficiencies can be detected through the vitamin B-12 test.

A well-established technique, acid-base titration is an analytical method used to determine the concentration of an unknown acid or base. In practice, it involves adding a solution of known strength ...

Organic acids are analyzed in patients suspected of having a broad range of metabolic disorders including inborn errors of amino acid, fatty acid, carbohydrate, neurotransmitter, vitamin, sterol, ...

An acid-base indicator is a substance that changes color as the pH of the solution changes. Indicators work because they are weak acids which when in solution, exist in equilibrium with their ...