Citation

Wiener SW. Emerg. Med. Clin. North Am. 2014; 32(1): 149-165.

Affiliation

Department of Emergency Medicine, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, 450 Clarkson Avenue, Box 1228, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USA; Department of Emergency Medicine, Kings County Hospital Center, 451 Clarkson Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USA; New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York City Poison Control Center, 455 First Avenue, New York, NY 10016, USA. Electronic address: sagewiener-em@yahoo.com.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.emc.2013.09.011

PMID

24275173

Abstract

Acid-base disorders may complicate the presentation of patients with poisoning. This article summarizes an approach to acid-base disorders from a toxicologic perspective. It aims to assist the reader in identifying underlying acid-base processes, generating a differential diagnosis for each, and approaching that differential diagnosis in a systematic fashion. Understanding these processes will help to guide management and interventional strategies.

Language: en