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The Symptoms of Alkalosis. Even a slight imbalance of your blood pH can make you sick, irritable, and uncomfortable. Some of the common symptoms for metabolic and respiratory alkalosis are: ...
Discussion. Metabolic alkalosis is defined as a plasma bicarbonate concentration greater than 30 mmol/L and an arterial pH above 7.45. An elevated bicarbonate level can be a compensatory response to ...
Your body’s pH balance is the level of acidic and basic compounds in your blood. If your lungs or kidneys are malfunctioning, your blood’s pH level can become imbalanced.
POSTOPERATIVE apathy, lethargy, anorexia, weakness, abdominal distention and hypochloremia constitute a syndrome that has been described by such terms as "pancreatic asthenia"1 and "la maladie post ...
Anorexia nervosa is sometimes accompanied by self-induced vomiting. Associated electrolyte disturbances such as metabolic alkalosis and hypokalemia 1,2 may predispose patients to arrhythmias and ...