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• Buffer base — (BB) is the sum of all buffering agents in the blood.[1] It is possible to state its value indirectly by this equation: BB = (Na++K+) (Cl ). It is used in blood test to estimate acid base physiology in individuals. Normal blood values are around… …   Wikipedia

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• Buffer solution — Acids and Bases Acid dissociation constant Acid base extraction Acid–base reaction Acid–base titration Dissociation constant Acidity function B …   Wikipedia

• buffer — 1. A mixture of an acid and its conjugate base (salt), such as H2CO3/HCO3−; H2PO4−/HPO42−, that, when present in a solution, reduces any changes in pH that would otherwise occur in the solution when acid or alkali is added to it; …   Medical dictionary

• buffer — buffer1 /buf euhr/, n. 1. an apparatus at the end of a railroad car, railroad track, etc., for absorbing shock during coupling, collisions, etc. 2. any device, material, or apparatus used as a shield, cushion, or bumper, esp. on machinery. 3. any …   Universalium

• Blood — For other uses, see Blood (disambiguation). Human blood smear: a – erythrocytes; b – neutrophil; c – eosinophil; d – lymphocyte …   Wikipedia

• buffer base — the sum of all the buffer anions in the blood (bicarbonate, hemoglobin, proteins, and phosphate), determined by titrating the blood with a strong acid; it is used as an index of the degree of metabolic disturbance in the acid base balance …   Medical dictionary

• buffer — n. a solution whose hydrogen ion concentration (pH) remains virtually unchanged by dilution or by the addition of acid or alkali. The chief buffer of the blood and extracellular body fluids is the bicarbonate (H2CO3/HCO3 ) system. See also: acid… …   The new mediacal dictionary

• buffer action — an action that tends to stabilize an inanimate system or a body function or state, such as pH, blood pressure, [Ca2+], etc.; most commonly used to denote the stabilization of pH by acid base buffers (tampon a.) …   Medical dictionary

• bleeding and blood clotting — ▪ disease Introduction       escape of blood from blood vessels into surrounding tissue and the process of coagulation through the action of platelets. Significance of hemostasis       The evolution of high pressure blood circulation in… …   Universalium

• Chromatography in blood processing — Chromatographic techniques have been used in blood processing and purification since the 1980s. It has emerged as an effective method of purifying blood components for therapeutic use. Contents 1 Human blood plasma 2 Development of chromatography …   Wikipedia