bicarbonate of soda
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bicarbonate
[bi-kahr´bon-āt]any salt containing the HCO3− anion.
blood bicarbonate (plasma bicarbonate) the bicarbonate of the blood plasma, an important parameter of acid-base balance measured in blood gas analysis.
bicarbonate of soda sodium bicarbonate.
bicarbonate of soda
See sodium bicarbonate.
bicarbonate
(bi-kar'bo-nat)Any salt containing the HCO3- (bicarbonate) anion. See: carbonic acid
blood bicarbonate
Measured HCO3- in the blood. The amount present is an indicator of the alkali reserve and is best understood when comparison is made of the blood bicarbonate, pH, PCO2, and base excess, using the Henderson-Hasselbalch equation.
bicarbonate of soda
Sodium bicarbonate.bicarbonate
any salt containing the HCO3− anion.
blood bicarbonate
the bicarbonate of the blood plasma, an important parameter of acid-base balance measured in blood gas analysis. Called also plasma bicarbonate.
bicarbonate buffering
major body buffering system in acid-base balance.
plasma bicarbonate
see blood bicarbonate (above).
bicarbonate of soda
sodium bicarbonate.