Of what use is the Henderson-Hasselbalch equation for a clinician?
a. It can guide therapeutic decision for criti-cally ill patients.
b. It establishes the baseline values for buffer enhancement treatments.
c. Given H2CO3 and CO2 values, the pH can be computed.
d. It allows validation of the reported values on a blood gas report.
ANS: D
The Henderson-Hasselbalch equation is useful for checking a clinical blood gas report to see if the pH, PCO2, and [HCO3−] values are compatible with one another.
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