Medical Definition of Base excess

1. A measure of metabolic alkalosis, usually predicted from the Siggaard-Andersen nomogram; the amount of strong acid that would have to be added per unit volume of whole blood to titrate it to pH 7.4 while at 37°C and at a carbon dioxide pressure of 40 mm Hg. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Base Excess

basenji
basenjis
baseplate
baseplate
baseplates
baseplate wax
baser
baserunning
baserunnings
bases
basest
base analogue
base composition
base deficit
base dissociation constant
base excess (current term)
base hit
base hospital
base in DNA
base material
base metal
base microscopical
base of arytenoid cartilage
base of bladder
base of brain
base of cochlea
base of heart
base of hyoid bone
base of lung
base of mandible

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