How to test for acidosis?
The only definitive way to diagnose metabolic acidosis is by simultaneous measurement of serum electrolytes and arterial blood gases (ABGs) that shows pH and partial pressure of arterial carbon dioxide (PaCO2) to be low; calculated HCO3- also is low.
The only definitive way to diagnose metabolic acidosis is by simultaneous measurement of serum electrolytes and arterial blood gases (ABGs) that shows pH and partial pressure of arterial carbon dioxide (PaCO2) to be low; calculated HCO3- also is low.
