Additionally, a 2013 study suggests a 14% increased risk of heart failure with each 1-mEq/L increase in serum bicarbonate level over 24 mEq/L. These are observational data, so the causal relationship is unknown.10 Lastly, optimal dosing for oral sodium bicarbonate has yet to be established....
no./sex/age, y ec, ml/g nap peak serum phos, mg/dl trough serum ca, mg/dla ph serum bicarb, meq/l baseline creat, mg/dl/egfr, ml/min/1.73 m2 admission urea/creat, mg/dl peak urea/creat, mg/dl outcome 1/f/77 798/175 22.0 5.1 na na 1.0/57 na/1.35 na alive 2/m/89 ...