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 ...

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 ...

Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2008;65(15):1430-1434. Kathryn D. Mathews, PharmD, is Cardiology Clinical Pharmacist, Intermountain Medical Center, Murray, UT; at the time of writing, she was Cardiology ...

Metabolic acidosis often causes high chloride levels. Acidosis happens when the blood is overly acidic. These symptoms may include: The kidneys regulate your electrolyte levels by filtering the ...

Electrophysiology (EP) procedures are expanding rapidly, necessitating sedation for patient comfort and immobility; however, sedatives and analgesics can lead to respiratory depression, increasing ...

This problem with our metabolic health (something Dr Means calls “metabolic dysfunction”) is impacting our wider well-being and can be linked to “almost any health condition, ranging from ...

Sodium bicarbonate brings great benefits to health and personal hygiene, among them: Reduces heartburn. Given its chemical ...

Three groups of subjects were studied in Cooperstown, New York, at a mean barometer pressure of 730 mm. The first consisted of 8 normal persons (3 men and 5 women), whose ages ranged from twenty ...