Contact Hours: 1.5

Max CEU Credits: 0.15

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion of the chapter, the reader will be able to:
1. Define primary acid-base disturbances within the human body.
2. Apply simple formulas in order to determine the etiology of simple acid-base disturbances and the adequacy of compensation.
3. Integrate the supplemental concepts of the anion gap and the excess gap to help assess complex acid-base disturbances.
4. Discuss the most common causes of each primary acid-base irregularity.
5. Determine the appropriate management for patients with acid-base disorders.

Faculty:

ACPE No:
014-999-07-039-H04

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