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Acetazolamide: Effects on ion conc

Acetazolamide is a carbonic anhydrase inhibitor that results in a metabolic acidosis. Metabolic acidosis triggers an increased respiratory drive with decreased pCO2 in order to compensate for decreased in [HCO3-]. [More…]

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