Tag Jon-Emile S. Kenny

Introduction and physiology 1. What is metabolic alkalosis? The metabolic alkaloses represent a heterogeneous group of disorders that have in common a high concentration of plasma bicarbonate [HCO 3 − ] and a low concentration of H + in plasma.…

Metabolic acidosis The “secrets” of metabolic acidosis will be the emphasis of this chapter, given the breadth of this topic. This chapter is parsed into, first, a brief overview of relevant physiology and, second, an algorithmic, clinically relevant approach to…