Describes acid-base physiology and discusses the diagnosis and treatment of disorders associated with metabolic acidosis and metabolic alkalosis ... and bicarbonate losses from the kidney or ...
Metabolic acidosis may be caused by kidney failure or severe diarrhea, while metabolic alkalosis may be caused by chronic vomiting or the use of steroids. In contrast, respiratory acidosis means ...
This may happen due to: Hyperchloremic acidosis, or hyperchloremic metabolic acidosis, occurs when a loss of bicarbonate (alkali) tips the pH balance in your blood toward becoming too acidic ...
Metabolic pathways are enzyme-mediated biochemical reactions that lead to biosynthesis (anabolism) or breakdown (catabolism) of natural product small molecules within a cell or tissue. The ...
Metabolic diseases occur when the body's usual metabolic processes are disrupted. These diseases can be congenital or acquired, for example, diabetes and phenylketonuria. Cushing’s syndrome, a ...
In the UK, 8,000 infants are born very preterm each year and many will develop metabolic acidosis during their stay on a neonatal unit. Sodium bicarbonate is often used when a premature baby has ...