Winter's formula is a formula used to evaluate respiratory compensation when analyzing acid-base disorders and a metabolic acidosis is present.[1][2]
It can be given as PCO2 = 1.5 * (HCO3-) + 8 +/- 2.
References
- ^ "Case 1: Acid Base Tutorial, University of Connecticut Health Center". http://fitsweb.uchc.edu/student/selectives/TimurGraham/Case_1.html. Retrieved 2009-05-09.
- ^ "Acid-Base Disorders: Acid-Base Regulation and Disorders: Merck Manual Professional". http://www.merck.com/mmpe/sec12/ch157/ch157b.html. Retrieved 2009-05-09.
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