Acid-Base Equilibrium Modeling Based on the Balance Concept

Abstract

Two approaches are applied to the clinical evaluation of acid--base equilibria: one is the traditional “Danish school” approach of Siggaard-Andersen et al., the other is the “modern” approach by Stewart and Fencl. The two theories are interlinked by what is called the balance approach, described in detail in [1]. A simulation model can be applied in order to model various pathogeneses of acid-base disorders and to monitor their mani-festations from both the traditional and the modern acid-base theory aspects.