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Acidemia and the plasma potassium

Acidemia and the plasma potassium
Change in the plasma K+ concentration in relation to the arterial pH in experimentally induced hydrochloric acidosis (HCl is a mineral acid) and lactic acidosis in dogs. Only HCl induced hyperkalemia.
Data from: Perez GO, Oster JR, Vaamonde CA. Serum potassium concentration in acidemic states. Nephron 1981; 27:233.
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