Background The relationship between albumin corrected anion gap (ACAG) and in-hospital
mortality of intensive care sepsis patients is currently inconclusive. Methods The baseline …

The authors describe the pathophysiological mechanisms leading to development of
acidosis in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and its deleterious effects on …

Background: The detrimental impact of fluid overload (FO) on intensive care unit (ICU)
morbidity and mortality is well known. However, research to identify subgroups of patients …

Background The kidney plays an important role in maintaining normal blood pH. Metabolic
acidosis (MA) upregulates the pathway that mitochondria in the proximal tubule (PT) use to …

In recent years, much effort has been directed at redefining malnutrition in the pediatric
population to include the acute clinical population in addition to the more traditional …

Metabolic acidosis is a process caused by a decrease in strong ion difference (SID) or an
increase in weak acids. Acute metabolic acidosis is well-recognized in the intensive care …

Increased cancer risk is associated with select dietary factors. Dietary lifestyles can alter
systemic acid-base balance over time. Acidogenic diets, which are typically high in animal …

Diabetic nephropathy and cardiomyopathy are two major causes of mortality among patients
with diabetes mellitus (DM). Since current diabetic medications are associated with various …

Electrolyte and acid–base disturbances are common occurrences in daily clinical practice.
Although these abnormalities can be readily ascertained from routine laboratory findings …

Electrolyte and acid–base disturbances are frequent in patients with end-stage liver disease;
the underlying physiopathological mechanisms are often complex and represent a …