Severe metabolic alkalosis.

Severe metabolic alkalosis due to choledochoduodenal fistula.

hydrochloric acid and cimetidine to reverse severe metabolic alkalosis

haemophilic child has previously been described (McCarthy and Coble, 1973). The present case emphasizes that, with maintenance of adequate factor VIII levels, surgical intervention for cerebral haemorrhage can be undertaken without haemostatic problems. Although the ultimate prognosis was not affected here, neurosurgery should now be contemplated for this complication. The use of the EMI scan i...

Baking soda induced severe metabolic alkalosis in a haemodialysis patient

Metabolic alkalosis is a rare occurence in hemodialysis population compared to metabolic acidosis unless some precipitating factors such as nasogastric suction, vomiting and alkali ingestion or infusion are present. When metabolic alkalosis develops, it may cause serious clinical consequences among them are sleep apnea, resistent hypertension, dysrhythmia and seizures. Here, we present a 54-yea...

Approach to metabolic alkalosis.

Metabolic alkalosis is a common disorder, accounting for half of all acid-base disturbances in hospitalized patients. It is the result of an increase in bicarbonate production, a decrease in bicarbonate excretion, or a loss of hydrogen ions. Most causes of metabolic alkalosis can be divided into 4 categories: chloride depletion alkalosis, mineralocorticoid excess syndromes, apparent mineralocor...

Metabolic alkalosis and myoclonus.

This is the first case reported of vomiting-induced metabolic alkalosis associated with myoclonus. The report describes an unusual presentation of myoclonus secondary to acid-base disturbance caused by recreational drug-induced vomiting. The severe derangement of hyponatraemia, hypokalaemia, and alkalosis appears to have been reasonably well tolerated due to the gradual onset and relatively lon...