Review Article
The Role of Sodium Bicarbonate in the Management of Some Toxic Ingestions
Table 1
Constituents and characteristics of commonly used crystalloids and plasma.
| Solution | Ph | Na+ (mmol/l) | Cl− (mmol/l) | K+ (mmol/l) | Osmolality (mOsmol/kg) |
| Plasma | 7.35–7.45 | 136–145 | 95–105 | 3.5–5.0 | 275–295 | Lactated Ringer | 6.6 | 130 | 109 | 4 | 273 | 3% sodium chloride | 5.0 | 513 | 513 | 0 | 1027 | Normal saline (0.9%) | 5.7 | 154 | 154 | 0 | 308 | Half-normal saline (0.45%) | 5.6 | 77 | 77 | 0 | 154 | Dextrose 5% in water (D5W) | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 253 | Bicarbonate (8.4% | 8 | 1000 | 0 | 0 | 2000 |
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ampule contains 50 milliliters with 50 mEq of sodium bicarbonate.
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