An easy-to-administer electrolyte test could offer new insight into response to treatment and disease progression for patients with cystic fibrosis. In a new study, researchers found that urine ...

What the new trial set out to test In the study, "Sodium Bicarbonate for Severe Metabolic Acidemia and Acute Kidney Injury: The BICARICU-2 Randomized Clinical Trial," published in JAMA, researchers ...

Study Supports Use of SWL for Moderate-Sized Stones Metabolic acidosis was defined as serum bicarbonate values of 12 or higher but less than 22 mEq/L. The following article features coverage from the ...

Older adults who are otherwise healthy are at earlier risk for death if they have low blood levels of bicarbonate, a main ingredient in baking soda. Kalani Raphael, MD, an associate professor of ...