Saturday, July 21, 2007

Saturday July 21, 2007
ever heard of carbicarb !!


Unfortunately Carbicarb is not available in USA but available in canada. It is a combination of sodium bicarbonate and sodium carbonate. It has been in use for about 20 years with good track record.

It has advantage over 'soda-bicarb' (NaHCO3) of not undergoing significant breakdown into CO2 and H2O. Also it is more predictable in raising PH. The dose is


0.2 x base deficit = mEq Sodium