8.4% Sodium Bicarbonate Flashcards

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8.4% sodium bicarbonate Indication

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Release syndrome following crush injury

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8.4% sodium bicarbonate Mechanism

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Systemic alkalinising agent. Increases plasma bicarbonate, buffers hydrogen ion and raises blood PH.

Following crush injury
-sodium ion help protect the cardiac cells membrane from effects of hyperk
-a rise in PH results in potassium moving into the cell which lowers the potassium concentration in the blood.
-rise in urinary pH reduces myoglobin deposition in the kidneys

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