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BE

English translation: BE / Base Excess

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Dutch term or phrase:BE
English translation:BE / Base Excess
Entered by: A Word For I (X)

06:43 Feb 2, 2007
Dutch to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Health Care / acronyms, medical tests
Dutch term or phrase: BE
In the phrase "Navelstreng bloedgas pHa 740, BE -4.7."
In a patient anamnesis narrative.
A Word For I (X)
Local time: 18:54
BE / Base Excess
Explanation:
BE or Base Excess, e.g.

"During the 1981 American Medical Research Expedition to Everest (AMREE), alveolar gas samples taken on the summit, and at altitudes down to 8000 m, showed that the summit alveolar PO2 and PCO2 values were about 4.7 kPa (35 mmHg) and 1 kPa (7.5 mmHg), respectively. When these data were combined with measurements of base excess (BE) in venous blood drawn the following morning at an altitude of 8050, the calculated arterial blood gases on the summit were PO2 3.7 kPa (28 mmHg), PCO2 1 kPa (7.5 mmHg) and pH 7.7–7.8 [1]. "

ref. http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6793/6/3
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Adam Smith
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Local time: 02:54
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Thank you, Adam. Impressive reference you have dug up.
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BE / Base Excess


Explanation:
BE or Base Excess, e.g.

"During the 1981 American Medical Research Expedition to Everest (AMREE), alveolar gas samples taken on the summit, and at altitudes down to 8000 m, showed that the summit alveolar PO2 and PCO2 values were about 4.7 kPa (35 mmHg) and 1 kPa (7.5 mmHg), respectively. When these data were combined with measurements of base excess (BE) in venous blood drawn the following morning at an altitude of 8050, the calculated arterial blood gases on the summit were PO2 3.7 kPa (28 mmHg), PCO2 1 kPa (7.5 mmHg) and pH 7.7–7.8 [1]. "

ref. http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6793/6/3

Adam Smith
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Local time: 02:54
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Thank you, Adam. Impressive reference you have dug up.

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