and dietary factors can disrupt this balance and either result in acidosis (when there’s too much acid content in your blood) ...

Two cases of severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with marked hypercarbia, mental confusion and cerebrospinal-fluid acidosis in the face of mild arterial alkalosis are presented below.

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 ...