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The pH values of arterial plasma measured for all the individuals in a crowd of normal healthy people would fall mostly in the range 7.35 to 7.45, with an average of 7.4 (Robinson, 1962, p. 3). The plasma pH values measured on patients admitted to the metabolic ward of a hospital and suffering from untreated disorders of acid-base physiology would probably range between 7.1 and 7.7, this being the range compatible with life. For short periods of time, it is possible for the pH to go even further from normal particularly on the acid side, but these are useful limits to remember and are shown in Table 2.1.
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Holmes, O. (1993). Introduction to acid-base physiology. In: Human Acid-Base Physiology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-7200-2_2
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