Severe metabolic alkalosis in pregnancy

Severe metabolic alkalosis due to choledochoduodenal fistula.

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...

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...

Metabolic alkalosis in coliform mastitis.

Values of blood gas, serum chloride, and potassium were tabulated for 21 dairy cows with coliform mastitis. Severe cases showed marked clinical signs such as loss of appetite and depression of digestive tract motility, and metabolic alkalosis such as an increase in blood pH, hypochloremia and hypokalemia compared with normal and mild cases (p < 0.01). The results showed that metabolic alkalosis...

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...