Antacids
Buffer mechanism of body
Cardiac arrest
Severe primary lactic acidosis
Severe diarrhoea
Alkalized urine
Adjuvant therapy for hypercalcemia/hyperkalemia induced crisis
Dog and Cat
severe metabolic acidosis 8-12 mg/kg PO q 8hr
Goat and Cattle
7.5% solution make it to 5% before IV
5% solution 5ml/kg
2/3rd 7.5% Sodium bicarbonate and 1/3rd NS
Hypocapnoeic patients
Vomitting animals
Hypoventilating animals
Undesirable rise in plasma sodium concentration
Hypernatremia
pH 7.4 injection 100ml
Formulations 1.26%, 4.2%, 8.4%(pH 7.8) solution for slow IV