Alkalosis
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Alkalosis refers to a condition reducing hydrogen ion concentration of arterial blood plasma (alkalemia) through the loss of acids or retention of bicarbonate. Generally alkalosis is said to occur when pH of the blood exceeds 7.45. The opposite condition is acidosis.
More specifically, alkalosis can refer to:
Common Causes
The main cause of respiratory alkalosis is hyperventilation, resulting in a loss of carbon dioxide. Compensatory mechanisms for this would include increased dissociation of the carbonic acid buffering intermediate into hydrogen ions, and the related consumption of bicarbonate, both of which would lower blood pH.
Metabolic alkalosis can be caused by prolonged vomitting, resulting in a loss of hydrochloric acid with the stomach content. Severe dehydration, and the consumption of alkali are other causes. Compensatory mechanism for metabolic alkalosis involve slowed breathing by the lungs to increase serum carbon dioxide, a condition leaning toward respiratory acidosis. As respiratory acidosis often accompanies the compensation for metabolic alkalosis, and visa versa, a delicate balance is created between these two conditions.
Complete Differential Diagnosis of Alkalosis
Metabolic Alkalosis
- Administration of citrates
- After respiratory acidosis
- Alkali therapy for stomach problems
- Bartter's Syndrome
- Conn syndrome
- Cushing's Syndrome
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Diarrhea
- Gastric juice drainage
- Hepatic coma
- Hyperemesis gravidarum
- Milk Alkali Syndrome
- Mineralcorticoid therapy
- Overcorrection of acidosis with bicarbonates
- Renal potassium loss
- Vomiting
References
- International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry. "alkalosis". Compendium of Chemical Terminology Internet edition.
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Some of the initial content on this page may be incorporated in part from copyleft sources in the public domain including wikis such as Wikipedia and AskDrWiki. Drug information for patients came from the The National Library of Medicine. Infectious disease information may have come from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Differential Diagnoses are drawn from clinicians as well as an amalgamation of 3 sources: 1.The Disease Database; 2. Kahan, Scott, Smith, Ellen G. In A Page: Signs and Symptoms. Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishing, 2004:3; 3. Sailer, Christian, Wasner, Susanne. Differential Diagnosis Pocket. Hermosa Beach, CA: Borm Bruckmeir Publishing LLC, 2002:7 .
