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Sodium bicarbonate
see also sodium physiology, acid-base pathophysiology
IV sodium bicarbonate
- 8.4% sodium bicarbonate:
- 8.4g per 100ml = 100mmol of sodium and 100mmol of bicarbonate per 100ml = 1mEq/ml
- usual iv bolus dose:
- 1mmol/kg = 1ml/kg
Clinical usage of iv sodium bicarbonate
Reversal of severe metabolic acidosis in cardiac arrest
- in general, sodium bicarbonate no longer has a place in the routine Mx of cardiac arrests
Urinary alkalinisation in salicylate poisoning
Alkalinisation in Mx of tricyclic antidepressant overdose
Urinary alkalinisation in Mx of rhabdomyolysis
- if rhabdomyolysis is due to amphetamine toxicity then be aware that alkalinisation may prolong half-life of amphetamines.
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