sodium bicarbonate
Noun
Meaning
a white soluble compound (NaHCO3) used in effervescent drinks and in baking powders and as an antacid
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Additional treatment may include sodium bicarbonate for metabolic acidosis, and hemodialysis or hemodiafiltration to remove methanol and formate from the blood.
Citric acid is used with sodium bicarbonate in a wide range of effervescent formulae, both for ingestion (e.
Bicarbonate The administration of sodium bicarbonate solution to rapidly improve the acid levels in the blood is controversial.
By this means, sodium aluminate is formed; it is then extracted with water and precipitated either by sodium bicarbonate or by passing a current of carbon dioxide through the solution.
If there is metabolic acidosis, intravenous infusion of sodium bicarbonate is recommended by Toxbase.
Pre-mixed mouthwashes of 1% sodium bicarbonate and 1.5% sodium chloride in aqueous solution are marketed, citation although pharmacists will easily be able to produce such a formulation from the base ingredients when required.