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HCO₃⁻
bicarbonate
The metabolic value on an arterial blood gas and a chemistry panel. It moves in the same direction as pH in metabolic problems.
How it gets tested
The metabolic half of ABG interpretation: items give pH, PaCO₂, and HCO₃⁻ and ask which system is responsible.
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