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ArticleJournal of clinical monitoring and computing2015

Comprehensive diagnosis of whole-body acid-base and fluid-electrolyte disorders using a mathematical model and whole-body base excess.

Matthew B Wolf

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Article in Journal of clinical monitoring and computing, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 27% of its field
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Matthew B WolfDepartment of Pharmacology, Physiology and Neuroscience, School of Medicine, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, 29209, USA, matt.wolf@uscmed.sc.edu.
University of South Carolina · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A mathematical model of whole-body acid-base and fluid-electrolyte balance was used to provide information leading to the diagnosis and fluid-therapy treatment in patients with complex acid-base disorders. Given a set of measured laboratory-chemistry values for a patient, a model of their unique, whole-body chemistry was created. This model predicted deficits or excesses in the masses of Na(+), K(+), Cl(-) and H2O as well as the plasma concentration of unknown or unmeasured species, such as ketoacids, in diabetes mellitus. The model further characterized the acid-base disorder by determining the patient's whole-body base excess and quantitatively partitioning it into ten components, each contributing to the overall disorder. The results of this study showed the importance of a complete set of laboratory measurements to obtain sufficient accuracy of the quantitative diagnosis; having only a minimal set, just pH and PCO2, led to a large scatter in the predicted results. A computer module was created that would allow a clinician to achieve this diagnosis at the bedside. This new diagnostic approach should prove to be valuable in the treatment of the critically ill.

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Acid-Base EquilibriumModels, TheoreticalAcid-Base ImbalanceAdultAlgorithmsAlkalosisBlood Gas AnalysisBody FluidsCritical IllnessDiabetes MellitusDiabetic KetoacidosisElectrolytesFemaleHumansHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationMaleElectrolytes

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PMID25281215
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