Skip to main content
. 2004 Apr 30;8(4):253–258. doi: 10.1186/cc2861

Figure 1.

Figure 1

The Henderson–Hasselbalch equation. pH, plasma pH; pKa, negative log to base 10 of the apparent, overall dissociation constant of carbonic acid; [HCO3-], plasma bicarbonate concentration; α, solubility of carbon dioxide in blood at 37°C; pCO2, partial pressure of carbon dioxide in blood.