METHOD FOR PREDICTING DEVELOPMENT COURSE OF ACUTE ULCERATION IN GASTRODUODENAL ZONE OF DIGESTIVE TRACT Russian patent published in 1999 - IPC

FIELD: medicine. SUBSTANCE: method involves examining acid-base equilibrium state of blood. Subcompensated or decompensated metabolic acidosis being found, gastric fluid acidity test with soda is to be measured. Combination of subcompensated and decompensated metabolic acidosis in blood (pH being less than 7.35, BE being greater than " - " 2.7 mole/l, HCO₃ being less than 21 mole/l, pCO₂ being between 44 and 32 mm of mercury column and less) with gastric fluid acidity being increased (pH being less than 1.5), enables acute ulceration in gastroduodenal zone of digestive tract to be predicted. EFFECT: enhanced reliability in predicting acute ulcerations in heavily ill patients.. 4 tbl