alkalosis
Sign in to saveAlkalosis is the result of a process reducing hydrogen ion concentration of arterial blood plasma (alkalemia). In contrast to acidemia (serum pH 7.35 or lower), alkalemia occurs when the serum pH is higher than normal (7.45 or higher). Alkalosis is usually divided into the categories of respiratory alkalosis and metabolic alkalosis or a combined respiratory/metabolic alkalosis.
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Research
9,079 papers- Metabolic Alkalosis Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Treatment: Core Curriculum 2022.American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation · 2022
- Metabolic Alkalosis: A Brief Pathophysiologic Review.Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN · 2020
- Respiratory Acidosis and Respiratory Alkalosis: Core Curriculum 2023.American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation · 2023
- Metabolic Alkalosis.Advances in kidney disease and health · 2024
- Metabolic alkalosis treatment standard.Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association · 2024
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Alkalosis is the result of a process reducing hydrogen ion concentration of arterial blood plasma (alkalemia). In contrast to acidemia (serum pH 7.35 or lower), alkalemia occurs when the serum pH is higher than normal (7.45 or higher). Alkalosis is usually divided into the categories of respiratory alkalosis and metabolic alkalosis or a combined respiratory/metabolic alkalosis.
==Signs and symptoms== Metabolic alkalosis is usually accompanied by low blood potassium concentration, causing, e.g., muscular weakness, muscle pain, and muscle cramps (from disturbed function of the skeletal muscles), and muscle spasms (from disturbed function of smooth muscles).
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