1 ride (104+/-3 to 105+/-4 mmol/L) and reduced plasma bicarbonate (24.5+/-3.4 to 23.7+/-3.5 mmol/L) and

2           In contrast, L-glutamine increased plasma bicarbonate concentration (from 25.4+/-2 to 27.9+

3 y used diagnostic approaches, one relying on plasma bicarbonate concentration and "anion gap," the ot

4  primary change in carbon dioxide tension or plasma bicarbonate concentration followed by a secondary

5 recision, despite little or no change in the plasma bicarbonate concentration.

6 a small oral glutamine load acutely elevated plasma bicarbonate concentrations in healthy adults.

7 is" in only 31% of those samples with normal plasma bicarbonate in which such acidosis was diagnosed

8 tubule epithelia; its dysfunction causes the plasma bicarbonate insufficiency that underlies acidemia

9                         NaHCO 3 did increase plasma bicarbonate levels and urinary citrate excretion

10                             After 12 months, plasma bicarbonate levels increased significantly in the

11 t one-sixth of the patients, base excess and plasma bicarbonate were normal.