Sodium bicarbonate

Primary use
Diagnosis / Measurement / Monitoring
Type of medical device or related product
Solutions and reagents
General vs. specific use (health condition)
General
Intended population sex
All
Level of technical knowledge
General clinical
Capital
No
Reusable
No
Requirements
None
WHO list of priority medical devices
Cancer management (2017)
Reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health (2015)
Service delivery platforms / Healthcare levels
First-level (district) hospital services
General outpatient (health post, health center) and outreach services for primary care
Second-level and third-level hospital services and specialized outpatient services
Healthcare unit
Laboratory
EMDN related code(s)
W01010302
BICARBONATE
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GMDN related code(s)
60774
Carbon dioxide (CO2) IVD, reagent (A substance or reactant intended to be used together with a parent IVD to perform a specific function in an assay that is used for the quantitative measurement of bicarbonate (HCO3-) ions [as a measure of carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration] in a clinical specimen.)
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