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carbon dioxide levels in classification table[edit]
I'm no physician, but it seems like the table should read more like this:
process
pH
carbon dioxide
compensation
metabolic acidosis
down
downnormal
respiratory
respiratory acidosis
down
up
renal
metabolic alkalosis
up
upnormal
respiratory
respiratory alkalosis
up
down
renal
Am I just misunderstanding things, or do the "down" and "up" in those cells represent some level of respiratory compensation that has already occurred? And should/could a "bicarbonate" column be added to the table? Thanks in advance to the expert who can clear this up. 65.0.215.24 (talk) 14:23, 26 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
type of acid/alkal-osis and compensation require knowledge of the bicarbonate level, this article needs help and you're right. Je.rrt (talk) 19:02, 27 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]