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Alkalosis


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.
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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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Alkalosis - respiratory
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Common causes include hyperventilation, anxiety, and fever.
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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), ...
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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.
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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), ...
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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.
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Environmental Causes
Incorrect Water Chemistry
Acidosis or Alkalosis
Osmotic Stress or Shock
pH shock ...
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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.
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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.
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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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