Acid–base disorder
Acid–base imbalance is an abnormality of the human body's normal balance of acids and bases that causes the plasma pH to deviate out of the normal range (7.35 to 7.45). In the fetus, the normal range differs based on which umbilical vessel is sampled (umbilical vein pH is normally 7.25 to 7.45; umbilical artery pH is normally 7.18 to 7.38). It can exist in varying levels of severity, some life-threatening.
| Acid–base imbalance | |
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| A Davenport diagram illustrates acid–base imbalance graphically. | |
| Specialty | Internal medicine |
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