The most common causes of metabolic alkalosis are vomiting and diuretic use. Urine chloride levels are usually low among patients with vomiting and among those using diuretics, but may be high if the ...

TWO patients seen recently at the University of Texas Medical Branch Hospitals presented severe chronic pulmonary insufficiency and hypercapnia complicated by systemic alkalosis. The alkalosis was ...

CARBON dioxide retention resulting in an elevation of carbon dioxide tension of body fluids occurs commonly in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The hydration of carbon dioxide to carbonic acid ...

This is the solution to a case we presented recently. You may review the case here. 1. The patient has a severe hypokalemic metabolic alkalosis. Here is the differential diagnosis: The most common ...

Two siblings (brother and sister) with renal tubular hypokalemic alkalosis underwent clinical, biochemical and molecular investigations. Although the biochemical findings were similar (including ...

Alkalosis is a condition concerning the pH of your blood and fluids. It occurs when your blood pH levels are imbalanced. When your blood is too acidic, it’s called acidosis. When it’s too alkaline, it ...

To determine whether the diuretic response to a thiazide challenge can distinguish between Gitelman syndrome, Bartter syndrome and chronic nontubular hypokalemia. Among patients with normotensive ...

Breathing too fast can cause a person to go into respiratory alkalosis. This occurs when a person’s pH level is higher than 7.45. Symptoms may include chest pain, lightheadedness, and muscle stiffness ...

Q: What is paradoxic aciduria? A: In chronic metabolic alkalosis, the plasma bicarbonate levels exceed the ability of kidneys to excrete bicarbonate. At this stage, urine is acidic in the scenario of ...

Hypokalemia occurs when the body excretes too much potassium. People with the condition do not have enough of this crucial mineral in the blood. Severe hypokalemia can lead to signs and symptoms such ...