Clinical Case Scenario
In 1981, Stewart proposed what was described as a non-empirical method based on the physicochemical fundamentals of acid-base physiology. Stewart’s pH determinants included the following as shown in the flowchart below:
Where,
pCO2: partial pressure of carbon dioxide, Na+ : Sodium, K+ : Potassium, Ca++ : Calcium, Mg++ : Magnesium, Cl- : Chloride
Gamblegrams, named after physician James L. Gamble, are bar diagrams displaying the relative abundance of extracellular anions and cations and are commonly used to analyze acid-base disorders. Based on the gamblegrams shown below, select the appropriate combination of labels.
(*An answer with an explanation will be disclosed next week along with quiz-24.)*
