Observations of acid-base balance in renal and heart diseases

The doctrine of acid-base balance is deeply rooted in the field of pathology and clinic. In recent years, a number of major works have appeared not only by chemists, but also by clinicians, devoted to the essence, clinic and therapy of acidosis and alkalosis. The fundamentals of the doctrine of acid-base balance are well known from many Russian and foreign works (Skvortsov, Telyatnikov, Zyukov p Vasilenko, Mainzer and Lichtwitz, Zolotareva and Keile s, Lipets, etc.). The pathogenesis, clinical picture and therapy of acidosis and alkalosis are comprehensively covered in the monograph by Franz, clinician M. Labby. In order not to repeat ourselves, we present only a diagram that gives a clear idea of ​​the mechanism of regulation of the equilibrium of the actual reaction of the blood, that is, H- and OH-ions (see fig. Page 780).