Symptoms differ between metabolic and respiratory pH imbalances and between acidosis and alkalosis. Common symptoms of major types are listed below. The cause of a pH imbalance depends on the type ...

Summary: A 37-year-old man hospitalized for mental status changes and possible seizure developed hyperchloremic, normal anion-gap, metabolic acidosis. His medical history was significant for AIDS ...

Sodium bicarbonate has some down sides, but there are suitable alternatives, including increased intake of fruits and vegetables and sodium citrate. Metabolic acidosis is a common yet often overlooked ...

She had respiratory acidosis and anion-gap metabolic acidosis. A diagnosis was made. What is the diagnosis? Cast your vote. Find the answers in the full text of the case, to be published in the ...

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 ...

Objectives: The respiratory compensation point (RCP ... but the most common explanation is a failure of the body’s buffering mechanisms which leads to metabolic (lactic) acidosis. It was intended to ...