Bicarbonate

Bicarbonate
In medicine, bicarbonate usually refers to bicarbonate of soda (sodium bicarbonate, baking soda) white powder that is common ingredient in antacids. Also, the bicarbonate level is an indirect measure of the acidity of the blood that is determined when electrolytes are tested. The normal serum range for bicarbonate is 22-30 mmol/L.
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HCO3−; the ion remaining after the first dissociation of carbonic acid; a central buffering agent in blood.
- standard b. the plasma b. concentration of a sample of whole blood that has been equilibrated at 37°C with a carbon dioxide pressure of 40 mm Hg and an oxygen pressure greater than 100 mm Hg; abnormally high or low values indicate metabolic alkalosis or acidosis, respectively.

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bi·car·bon·ate (')bī-'kär-bə-.nāt, -nət n an acid carbonate

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bi·car·bo·nate (bi-kahrґbə-nāt) any salt containing the HCO3− anion.

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