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Quick Medical Diagnosis & Treatment
Alkalosis, Metabolic
Sections: Key Features, Essentials of Diagnosis, General Considerations, Etiology, Clinical Findings, Symptoms and Signs, Diagnosis, Laboratory Tests, Treatment, Medications, Saline-responsive, Saline-unresponsive, Therapeutic Procedures, Surgery, Outcome, When to Refer, When to Admit, References,
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Topics Discussed: metabolic alkalosis.
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Saline responsive (UCl < 25 mEq/L)
Excessive body bicarbonate content | | – Renal alkalosis | |  Diuretic therapy
Poorly reabsorbable anion therapy (carbenicillin, penicillin, sulfate, phosphate) Posthypercapnia |
– Gastrointestinal alkalosis
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