Alkalosis describes a condition in which the amount of
acid in the body is reduced. It may be due to
breathing too fast, which is called
respiratory alkalosis.
What is going on in the body?
Full article >>>Alkalosis is a condition of excess base (alkali) in the body fluids. This is the opposite of excess
acid (
acidosis), and can be caused by many different conditions.
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Full article >>>Alkalosis -
respiratoryCauses,
incidence, and risk factors:
Common causes include
hyperventilation,
anxiety, and
fever.
Full article >>>A high pH with low PaCO2 and normal or low HCO3 levels is called
respiratory alkalosis and may result from
hyperventilation (caused by certain medications,
fever,
anxiety, high room
temperature,
breathing in a low amount of
oxygen, or severe
pain), ...
Full article >>>This results in an increase in the rate of combination of bicarbonate with hydrogen ions, resulting in
alkalosis.
Acidosis and
alkalosis can be produced by means other than by altering the rate of
breathing.
Full article >>>The disorder may also be triggered by any condition that results in
alkalosis (alkaline
blood pH), low
oxygen levels in the body, use of medications that suppress the
central nervous system (such as barbiturates or benzodiazepine tranquilizers), ...
Full article >>>BARTTER'S
SYNDROME - A clinical
syndrome characterized by enlargement of certain
kidney cells,
alkalosis,
hypokalemia, and increased production of the
hormone aldosterone. Common in children and may be seen in
dwarfism.
Full article >>>Environmental Causes
Incorrect Water Chemistry
Acidosis or
Alkalosis Osmotic
Stress or
Shock pH
shock ...
Full article >>>Lower than normal
carbon dioxide levels are common in
acidosis (as in
diabetic ketoacidosis,
kidney disease, and severe
diarrhea) or
respiratory alkalosis in which too much
carbon dioxide is blown off, for example, by hyperventilating.
Full article >>>Those with problems with the heel are generally
overweight or middle-aged. But they are also common in those who have
tendonitis,
neuritis,
arthritis, or
alkalosis.
Full article >>>Convulsions may occur in such conditions as
epilepsy,
poisoning, high
fever (especially in young children), disturbances of
calcium or phosphorus
metabolism,
alkalosis,
diabetes,
oxygen insufficiency, and a low
blood-
sugar content, ...
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