sodium bicarbonate administered in general since the 8th or 9th day of fasting led in 4 to 5 days to an earlier correction of blood ph , while pco2 , actual hco3 , standard hco3 , base excess , buffer base , po2 , hb saturation and total co2 reached the prefasting values only several days after blood ph normalisation .
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sodium bicarbonate
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hco3