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 ...

The clinical manifestations to be discussed in terms of altered physiology include hyperpyrexia, transient hyperglycemia, respiratory alkalosis, metabolic acidosis, dehydration and hypernatremia.

Acidosis is a process causing increased ... If not further qualified, it usually refers to acidity of the blood plasma. Metabolic alkalosis is a metabolic condition in which the pH of tissue ...

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 ...