Reading primary acid–base disturbances
ROME
Quickly separates respiratory from metabolic disorders on a blood gas.
It does not identify compensation or mixed disorders.
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ROME. It helps you recall: Reading primary acid–base disturbances.
Respiratory
Opposite: pH and PCO₂ move in opposite directions
Metabolic
R: Respiratory; O: Opposite: pH and PCO₂ move in opposite directions; M: Metabolic; E: Equal: pH and HCO₃⁻ move in the same direction.
It belongs to Renal and acid–base in Physiology.
It does not identify compensation or mixed disorders.
Quickly separates respiratory from metabolic disorders on a blood gas.
Say it aloud, write it from memory tomorrow, then again in a week. Then test yourself on a Physiology question about Renal and acid–base.
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