Acid-base
Henderson-Hasselbalch
pH from PaCO₂ and HCO₃ (or HCO₃ from pH and PaCO₂).
Required inputs
- PaCO₂ (mmHg)
- HCO₃ (mEq/L)
Equation or source
Standard physiology — Henderson 1908, Hasselbalch 1916.
Provenance and release status
- Equation / algorithm
- pH from PaCO₂ and HCO₃ (or HCO₃ from pH and PaCO₂).
- Formula version
- hh-v1
- Tool version
- 2.4.0
- Clinical risk class
- A. EDUCATIONAL CALCULATOR
- Release status
- Under clinical review
- Source status
- Direct primary source identifier not yet resolved
- Clinical review status
- Under clinical verification
- Clinical review date
- Clinical review date not yet documented
DOI / PMID / direct guideline identifier not yet documented.
Assumptions
- Entered values and units are accurate and apply to the population described by the cited source.
- The published equation or rule is being used without a patient-specific clinical adjustment.
Important limitations
- The result does not replace clinical assessment or establish a diagnosis.
- Performance outside the source population may differ.