Difference between revisions of "Bicarbonate"
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| − | Yeahhhh, it's '''bicarbonate''', baby! Or call it by it's sexier nickname: '''bicarb'''. Hey, '''bicarb''', how ''you'' doin'? [[Sodium Bicarbonate|'''Bicarbonate''']] is the stuff of miracles. Sure, it's a level you check that's part of the chemistry panel, but where it counts is that it's the stuff you can give in a Code Blue. Forget CPR, compressions, epinephrine, defibrillation... You know what really rescues these people? ''' | + | Yeahhhh, it's '''bicarbonate''', baby! Or call it by it's sexier nickname: '''bicarb'''. Hey, '''bicarb''', how ''you'' doin'? [[Sodium Bicarbonate|'''Bicarbonate''']] is the stuff of miracles. Sure, it's a level you check that's part of the chemistry panel, but where it counts is that it's the stuff you can give in a Code Blue. Forget CPR, compressions, epinephrine, defibrillation... You know what really rescues these people? '''Bicarb''' and more '''bicarb'''.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2017/01/bicarb-code/ ICU Team Figures Out What Their Code Needs: More Bicarb!]</ref> It works in any scenario: [http://gomerblog.com/2016/01/childrens-book-review-grace-chase-tackle-acid-base/ metabolic acidosis], [[hyperkalemia]], [[constipation]], broken femur, you name it. When in doubt, push some '''bicarb'''. It is always the way to go. |
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Revision as of 12:07, 24 January 2017
Yeahhhh, it's bicarbonate, baby! Or call it by it's sexier nickname: bicarb. Hey, bicarb, how you doin'? Bicarbonate is the stuff of miracles. Sure, it's a level you check that's part of the chemistry panel, but where it counts is that it's the stuff you can give in a Code Blue. Forget CPR, compressions, epinephrine, defibrillation... You know what really rescues these people? Bicarb and more bicarb.[1] It works in any scenario: metabolic acidosis, hyperkalemia, constipation, broken femur, you name it. When in doubt, push some bicarb. It is always the way to go.
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