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Acid-Base Equilibrium MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Acid-Base Equilibrium
Tree Number(s)
G02.111.007
G02.300.176
G03.030
G07.410.110
G09.188.050
Unique ID
D000136
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000136
Annotation
consider also ACID-BASE IMBALANCE
Scope Note
The balance between acids and bases in the BODY FLUIDS. The pH (HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION) of the arterial BLOOD provides an index for the total body acid-base balance.
Entry Term(s)
Acid-Base Balance
Anion Gap
NLM Classification #
QU 105
See Also
Acidosis
Alkalosis
Buffers
Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
Date Established
1966/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2016/05/02
Acid-Base Equilibrium Preferred
Anion Gap Related
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