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Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract
; 47(2): 313-323, 2017 Mar.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-28012785
RESUMO
Hydrogen concentration is a critical determinant of many physiologic functions and is tightly regulated. Any alteration in acid-base equilibrium sets into motion a compensatory response by either the lungs or the kidneys. The compensatory response attempts to return the ratio between Pco2 and [HCO3-] to normal and thereby minimize the pH change. A primary increase or decrease in one component is associated with a predictable compensatory change in the same direction in the other component, and the expected compensation can be estimated clinically in dogs and cats.