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Table 1.

Biochemical results before and after bicarbonate treatment during hospital admission

Hospital day	Sodium (mmol/L)	Chloride (mmol/L)	Potassium (mmol/L)	BUN (mg/dL)	Creatinine (mg/dL)	eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m²)	Calcium (mg/dL)	Phosphorus (mg/dL)	Albumin (g/dL)
1	134	109	4.5	25	2.51	27	8.2	4.1	1.8
3	136	112	4.4	34	2.89	23
5	132	112	3.6	34	2.84	23
8	136	115	3.3	23	3.02	21	10.5	3.6	1.7
10	139	120	3.3	18	2.91	22
12	136	117	4.0	19	3.22	20
13^a	137	117	3.8	23	3.37	19
14	135	114	4.0	31	3.76	17
16	135	111	3.8	31	3.62	17
18	135	108	3.9	33	3.49	18	8.0	4.2	1.6
20	138	107	4.6	33	3.43	19

Hospital day	Sodium (mmol/L)	Chloride (mmol/L)	Potassium (mmol/L)	BUN (mg/dL)	Creatinine (mg/dL)	eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m²)	Calcium (mg/dL)	Phosphorus (mg/dL)	Albumin (g/dL)
1	134	109	4.5	25	2.51	27	8.2	4.1	1.8
3	136	112	4.4	34	2.89	23
5	132	112	3.6	34	2.84	23
8	136	115	3.3	23	3.02	21	10.5	3.6	1.7
10	139	120	3.3	18	2.91	22
12	136	117	4.0	19	3.22	20
13^a	137	117	3.8	23	3.37	19
14	135	114	4.0	31	3.76	17
16	135	111	3.8	31	3.62	17
18	135	108	3.9	33	3.49	18	8.0	4.2	1.6
20	138	107	4.6	33	3.43	19

To convert blood urea nitrogen (BUN) mg/dL to mmol/L multiply by 0.357. To convert creatinine mg/dL to µmol/L multiply by 88.4. To convert calcium to mmol/L multiply by 4. To convert phosphorus to mmol/L multiply by 0.3229. To convert albumin to g/L multiply by 10.

^aBicarbonate replacement was started on hospital day 13.

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