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Case Studies Time Course of Blood Bicarbonate
and pH Three Hours After Sodium
Bicarbonate Ingestion
240
– 242
This study examined the increase in blood pH and bicarbonate concentration after ingestion of a standard sodium bicarbonate solution. Peak blood pH and bicarbonate concentration occurred between 60 and 90 minutes. Values decreased over the remainder of the ingestion period although still elevated above preingestion levels.
