Sodium bicarbonate is an antacid medication that may help treat metabolic acidosis in people with kidney disease. If a person has kidney disease, it may cause them to develop metabolic acidosis. This ...

Sodium bicarbonate is an antacid medication that can help treat people with kidney disease who develop metabolic acidosis. Kidney disease, also known as “chronic kidney disease” (CKD), is a condition ...

This study was conducted to evaluate the adequacy of an aqueous suspension of pantoprazole in sodium bicarbonate solution as an alternative formulation for patients who cannot swallow tablets.

During a recent shift, our emergency department (ED) team saw a patient with fairly severe diabetic ketoacidosis. The patient's serum bicarbonate level was 6 mEq/L and the venous pH was 6.85. During ...

Fun biology fact: your body can even produce its own sodium bicarbonate, via the pancreas, but when acid levels rise too high, the pancreas can’t keep up, which is why a timely supplement of exogenous ...

Anyone who’s done speedwork or lifted heavy knows the feeling—that achy, burning sensation in your muscles that grinds your workout to a halt. It’s painful, annoying, and pretty much impossible to ...