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a disturbance in which the acid-base status of the body shifts toward the alkaline side because of retention of base or loss of noncarbonic, or fixed (nonvolatile), acids.Medical dictionary. 2011.
Metabolic alkalosis — Classification and external resources Davenport diagram ICD 10 E … Wikipedia
metabolic alkalosis — noun alkalosis resulting from hydrogen ion loss or excessive intake of alkaline substances • Hypernyms: ↑alkalosis … Useful english dictionary
Metabolic acidosis — Classification and external resources Davenport diagram ICD 10 E … Wikipedia
compensated metabolic alkalosis — a state of alkalosis in which the pH of the blood has been returned toward normal by respiratory compensation … Medical dictionary
Alkalosis — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = ICD10 = ICD10|E|87|3|e|70 ICD9 = ICD9|276.3 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = D000471 Alkalosis refers to a condition reducing hydrogen ion concentration… … Wikipedia
alkalosis — alkalotic /al keuh lot ik/, adj. /al keuh loh sis/, n. Pathol. a condition of the blood and other body fluids in which the bicarbonate concentration is above normal, tending toward alkalemia. [1910 15; ALKAL(I) + OSIS] * * * ▪ pathology… … Universalium
Alkalosis — A dangerous decrease in the normal acidity of the blood. There is too much base in the blood and body. This is a distinctly abnormal condition. It results from the accumulation of base or the depletion of acid. The pH of the alkalotic body… … Medical dictionary
hypochloremic alkalosis — metabolic alkalosis marked by hypochloremia together with hyponatremia and hypokalemia, resulting from the loss of sodium chloride and hydrochloric acid due to prolonged vomiting … Medical dictionary
Respiratory alkalosis — Infobox Disease Name = Respiratory alkalosis Caption = Davenport diagram DiseasesDB = 406 ICD10 = ICD10|E|87|3|e|70 ICD9 = ICD9|276.3 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = 000111 eMedicineSubj = med eMedicineTopic = 2009 MeshID = D000472 Respiratory… … Wikipedia
Contraction alkalosis — refers to the increase in blood pH that occurs as a result of fluid losses (volume contraction). The change in pH is especially pronounced with acidic fluid losses caused by problems like vomiting. Pathophysiology Extracellular fluid (ECF) volume … Wikipedia
