During a recent shift, our emergency department (ED) team saw a patient with fairly severe diabetic ketoacidosis. The patient's serum bicarbonate level was 6 mEq/L and the venous pH was 6.85. During ...

Anyone who’s done speedwork or lifted heavy knows the feeling—that achy, burning sensation in your muscles that grinds your workout to a halt. It’s painful, annoying, and pretty much impossible to ...

Sodium bicarb in an energy gel? The same baking soda you put in your cakes or see listed in your cleaning products? You read it right. Sodium bicarbonate energy gels are now a “thing” in an intriguing ...