alkalosis
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- noun
- /ˌæl.kəˈloʊ.sɪs/
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alcalosis
- I am in pharmacy school, and we learn all the time about metabolic/respiratory acidosis and alkalosis.
Examples
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(Oh, by the way, read up on some basic biology and physiology textbooks, especially the part on Metabolic Acidosis, Metabolic Alkalosis, Respiratory Acidosis, Respiratory Alkalosis, and compensation).
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Metabolic Alkalosis
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Kevin: here's a very simple article for you about alkalosis and acidosis.
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Go into respiratory alkalosis.
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Respiratory alkalosis.
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Especially delve into metabolic alkalosis to see where Young's treatments with bicarbonates can cause this disorder.
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(Oh, by the way, read up on some basic biology and physiology textbooks, especially the part on Metabolic Acidosis, Metabolic Alkalosis, Respiratory Acidosis, Respiratory Alkalosis, and compensation).
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Patients with untreated alkalosis may experience muscle twitching and confusion.
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The doctor explained that alkalosis can result from excessive vomiting or overuse of antacids.
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During the examination, the nurse noted signs of alkalosis, including the patient's rapid breathing.
Synonyms
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Blood becomes less acidic when you breathe out too much carbon dioxide
A medical condition when the blood has too little acid
A condition in which the blood has too little acid
Antonyms
Compounds
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Blood becomes less acidic when you breathe out too much carbon dioxide
How Acidic
Surface Forms
Morphology
alkalosis = alkali (semi-transparent) = alkal + osis
Formed from the chemical noun 'alkali' plus the medical suffix '-osis' meaning a pathological condition; the relation is clear to those who know the base and medical suffix but may be unfamiliar to general learners.
Etymology
Alkalosis comes from alkali, a word that comes from the Arabic 'al-qaly' meaning 'ashes' because people used plant ashes to make lye, a strong cleaning liquid, and -osis which means a condition. So alkalosis is the condition of the blood being too alkaline (not acidic), which is why doctors use the word for high blood pH.