RT Book, Section
A1 Arora, Nayan
A1 Jefferson, J. Ashley
A2 Papadakis, Maxine A.
A2 McPhee, Stephen J.
A2 Rabow, Michael W.
SR Print(0)
ID 1175779855
T1 Mixed Acid-Base Disorders
T2 Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2021
YR 2021
FD 2021
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260469868
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1175779855
RD 2022/05/20
AB Two  or  three  simultaneous  disorders  can  be  present  in  a  mixed  acid-base  disorder,  but  there  can  never  be  two  primary  respiratory  disorders.  Uncovering  a  mixed  acid-base  disorder  is  clinically  important  and  requires  a  methodical  approach  to  acid-base  analysis  (see  box  Step-by-Step  Analysis  of  Acid-Base  Status).  Once  the  primary  disturbance  has  been  determined,  the  clinician  should  assess  whether  the  compensatory  response  is  appropriate  (Table  21–11).  An  inadequate  or  an  exaggerated  response  indicates  the  presence  of  another  primary  acid-base  disturbance.