PLASMA AND ERYTHROCYTE CHEMISTRY OF THE NORMAL INFANT FROM BIRTH TO TWO YEARS OF AGE
- 1 April 1951
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) in Pediatrics
- Vol. 7 (4), 565-576
- https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.7.4.565
Abstract
One hundred eighty-eight normal infants from birth to 2 years of age have been studied in a serial manner with regard to concentrations of Na, K, and Cl in plasma and erythrocytes; plasma Ca, NPN, protein and CO2; plasma pH and venous hematocrit. These values have been compared with those of normal women at term and with other adult normal values. Nineteen samples of blood from the umbilical artery were likewise analyzed for comparison. Serial and progressive alterations in the measured variables occurred and in several regards the normal infant body fluid chemical anatomy departs sharply from normal adult values.Keywords
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