Winters' Formula for Metabolic Acidosis Compensation

Calculates the expected pCO2 compensation in a purely metabolic acidosis.


Interpretation

Source: Albert MS, Dell RB, Winters RW. Quantitative Displacement of Acid-Base Equilibrium in Metabolic Acidosis. Ann Intern Med. 1967;66:312-322. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-66-2-312.