Describes acid-base physiology and discusses the diagnosis and treatment of disorders associated with metabolic acidosis and metabolic alkalosis, as well as plasma potassium disorders. Metabolic ...

Acidosis is a process causing increased acidity ... it usually refers to acidity of the blood plasma. Metabolic alkalosis is a metabolic condition in which the pH of tissue is elevated beyond ...

The most common acid-base disturbance in patients with LTA is initial respiratory alkalosis, followed by metabolic acidosis, either alone or as part of a mixed acidosis. In 1976, Roncoroni et al ...