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LOINC 2.82

Base excess in Central venous blood by calculation

Base excess BldCV Calc-sCnc

Definition

  • Base excess refers to the amount of a strong acid required to bring back the blood pH to the normal value of 7.4. There are several different ways to calculate the base excess; formula listed for this term is representative.

Component

  • Base excess

Specimen / system

  • BldCV

Class

  • CHEM

Property

  • SCnc

Scale

  • Qn

Method

  • Calculated

Related names

  • Base ex; BE; BSE; Calc; Calculation; Chemistry; EXS; Level; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; Substance concentration

Index terms

  • Base ex
  • BE
  • BSE
  • Calc
  • Calculation
  • Chemistry
  • EXS
  • Level
  • Point in time
  • QNT
  • Quan
  • Quant
  • Quantitative
  • Random
  • Substance concentration