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Clinical Approach to Acid-base Disorders - University at Buffalo

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Internal Consistency (contd)<br />

• pH can be calcul<strong>at</strong>ed as follows:<br />

– At pH 7.0, [H + ]=100 nmol/L<br />

– At each increment of 0.1 pH unit above 7.0,<br />

multiply pythe previous value by 0.8<br />

– For pH less than 7.0, multiply each 0.1 change<br />

in pH by 1.25

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