We performed a two-stage prospective evaluation of the error detection capabilities of
duplicate analysis of blood-gas specimens. In the first stage we analyzed 1601 specimens …

A recently introduced blood gas/electrolyte analyzer (SenDx 100®, renamed ABL70)
intended for point-of-care, near-patient, or stat laboratory use was evaluated simultaneously …

The existence of this effect on serum sodium measurement is not universally recognized (2).
While addition of albumin to standards is known to result in underestimation of their sodium …

Electrometric measurement of the hydrogen ion concentration was discovered by Wilhelm
Ostwald in Leipzig about 1890 and described thermodynamically by his student Walther …

Purpose Sepsis is a significant threat in the intensive care unit (ICU) worldwide because it
has high morbidity and mortality rates. Early recognition and diagnosis of sepsis are …

Diabetes mellitus is the most common metabolic disorder occasioned by derangement in
glucose equilibration between the ECF and ICF. The derangement is known to affect the …

ABSTRACT A patient with severe metabolic acidosis and an extremely elevated (57 mEq/L)
serum anion gap (AG) is described, and the multiple factors that produced the patient's …

Background: Although results from blood gas analyzers are frequently used in clinical work
surprisingly few and small studies have examined reference intervals for arterial blood …

We carried out a statistically designed, multilaboratory study to evaluate a flame atomic
emission spectroscopic (FAES) method for serum sodium as a Reference Method. definitive …

Background Arterial blood gas analysis (ABGA) is a useful test that estimates the acid–base
status of patients. However, numerically reported test results make rapid interpretation …