Difference between revisions of "Bicarbonate"

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?  '''Bicarbonate'''.  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.