TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Acid–Base Disorders
A1  - Zagelbaum, Nicole K.
A1  - Minhas, Osmaan
A1  - Mir, Sajid A.
A1  - Obligado, Sergio
A2  - Go, Ronaldo Collo
PY  - 2019
T2  - Critical Care Examination and Board Review
AB  - The  human  body  needs  to  regulate  free  hydrogen  ions  (H+)  within  a  narrow  window  in  order  to  maintain  proper  protein  structure  and  function.  In  the  process  of  metabolizing  carbohydrates,  proteins,  and  fats,  15,000  mmol  of  volatile  acid,  carbon  dioxide  (CO2),  is  generated  and  another  50  to  100  mEq  of  nonvolatile  acid  is  also  produced.1  Despite  this,  free  hydrogen  ion  concentration  is  maintained  at  level  of  40  nmol/L  (10−6  mmol/L).2  When  describing  hydrogen  concentration  of  physiologic  solutions,  we  refer  to  the  pH  of  the  solution  rather  than  the  actual  concentration.  The  pH  of  a  solution  is  defined  by  the  following  equation:  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/18
UR  - accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1160185629
ER  -