| Selected reading material for acid-base disturbances |
| Base excess and standard base excess |
| The anion gap, advantages and disadvantages |
| The delta gap and delta ratio, advantages and disadvantages |
| Urinary electrolytes and the urinary anion gap |
| Osmolar gap |
| Causes of respiratory acidosis and alkalosis |
| Consequences of respiratory acidosis and alkalosis |
| Causes of metabolic alkalosis |
| Management of metabolic alkalosis |
| Consequences of metabolic alkalosis |
| A diagnostic approach to metabolic alkalosis |