Many crystalloid and colloid plasma expanders can induce 'hyperchloremic' metabolic acidosis. This finding, first reported over 50 years ago, has received renewed interest following the recent ...

HYPERCHLOREMIC acidosis is a characteristic feature of a variety of kidney diseases that have in common impairment of urinary acidification with the excretion of an alkaline urine. These disorders, ...

Student essay from Cornell University Medical College. Supported in part by a grant, CS 9110, from the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health. From the Department of Surgery, ...

A new study published in the journal of BMC Nephrology showed that in individuals with chronic kidney disease (CKD), topical ...

Critically ill patients with metabolic acidosis are twice as likely to die as patients who do not have metabolic acidosis. A study published today in the journal Critical Care shows that the mortality ...

Background A 39-year-old male with multiple myeloma was admitted for treatment with melphalan and autologous stem cell reinfusion. He presented with hypokalemia and hyperchloremic non-anion-gap ...

When your body is healthy, it maintains pH balance on its own. However, certain health conditions can cause pH imbalances, which make it difficult for your body to function properly. Sometimes, ...

Acid-base balance refers to the levels of acidity and alkalinity your blood needs in order to keep your body functioning. Too much acid in the blood is known as acidosis, while too much alkalinity is ...

Metabolic acidosis happens when the chemical balance of acids and bases in your blood gets thrown off. This can happen when your body: Is making too much acid Isn't getting rid of enough acid Doesn't ...

Metabolic acidosis induced by the administration of large volumes of ISS is a reality, but the choice between'balanced' plasma expanders and 'ISS' is certainly not the most important issue to be ...