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Metabolic Acidosis

September 30, 2018

This is the condition where someone is systemically too acid. The extracellular plasma fluid has a low pH wherein the H+ concentration is high and the bicarbonate level is low. Just as in metabolic alkalosis, metabolic acidosis engages first the body’s acid-base second to second chemical buffering system, and if more assistance is required it …

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Metabolic Alkalosis

September 30, 2018

In lieu of a case study, I’m just going to touch a wee bit on the topic of metabolic alkalosis. This is the condition where someone is too alkaline. Yep, too alkaline. The extra cellular space does not have enough acid. Recall that whenever we’re talking about “acid” this is only in reference to H+, …

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