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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.
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bi·car·bon·ate
(bī-kar'bon-āt),HCO3-; the ion remaining after the first dissociation of carbonic acid; a central buffering agent in blood.
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bicarbonate
A salt containing the anion HCO3-, which is the most important buffer in the blood, it is regulated by the kidney, which excretes it in excess and retains it when needed; it increases with ingestion of excess anti-acids, diuretics and steroids; it is decreased with diarrhoea, liver disease, renal disease and chemical poisoning.Specimen
Bicarbonate is usually measured in serum as total CO2.
Ref range
24–26 Meq/L.
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bicarbonate
HCO3 Nephrology A general term for any salt containing the anion HCO3–, which is the most important buffer in the blood; bicarbonate is regulated by the kidney, which excretes it in excess and retains it when needed; it is ↑ in ingestion of excess antiacids, diuretics, steroids; it is ↓ in diarrhea, liver disease, renal disease, chemical poisoning. See Blood gases.McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
bi·car·bon·ate
(bī-kahr'bŏn-āt)The ion remaining after the first dissociation of carbonic acid; a central buffering agent in blood.
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bi·car·bon·ate
(bī-kahr'bŏn-āt)Ion remaining after first dissociation of carbonic acid; central buffering agent in blood.
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