When base excess is used (here and in other literature) it may denote both base excess in blood and base excess in extracellular fluid. History In the first half of the 20th century, when diagnosing acid-base disturbances blood was analyzed by extraction to determine total CO 2 content, ctCO 2 (B).
The first syllable of ricochet is accented: ric - o - chet,but the dictionary says that the first or third is acceptable.Regional dialects vary. Go Log In Sign Up
The following rules regarding written accents assume you know on which syllable of a word the stress occurs. An accent mark is normally NOT required if: The word ends in a vowel (a, e, i, o, u) or n or s and the stress falls on the next-to-the-last (or penultimate) syllable. Examples: camino. [ca-MI-no, road, ends in a vowel, and the stress falls on the next-to-the last syllable] hablan.