It has been found that infusion of large-volume (i.e., >2 L) can inducehyperchloremiain healthy adults. Furthermore, hyperchloremia (i.e., a high amount of chloride ions) is associated with hyperkalemia, metabolic acidosis, and negative protein balance. Hyperkalemia is the increase in the...
An example of an isotonic solution is 0.9% saline, which is also known as normal saline. It is a sterile, nonpyrogenic crystalloid fluid administered via an intravenous solution. It is used to treat hemorrhage, vomiting, diarrhea, drainage via GI suction, metabolic acidosis, and shock. What ...
FROM JANE: A mnemonic for recalling signs of endocarditis— Fever, Roth’s spots, Osler’s nodes, Murmur of heart, Janeway lesions, Anemia, Nail hemorrhage, Embolism. A Wet Bed: This for remembering functions of the kidney and complications of CKD— Acid-base balance: metabolic acidosis, Wate...
Routine chemistries and/or blood gases may reveal evidence of acid-base disorders. For example, bicarbonate loss due to diarrheal illness is a very common cause of metabolic acidosis; alternatively, patients with severe hypovolemic shock may develop lactic acidosis with an elevated anion gap....
Metabolic acidosis Neonatal calf diarrhea usually results in a metabolic acidosis, not a metabolic alkalosis Toxemia May not be high on the list due to the lack of the toxic line on the gums Hemolymphatic Dehydration and hypovolemic shock Sepsis absent or compensated, plus toxemia Toxemia li...
For our blood and body tissues the optimum pH is about 7.2. (The use of saliva and urine test strips will show a much lower pH level due to the protein present in the solution. A healthy body saliva and urine tests should have a pH of 6.6 to 6.8 approximately.) Acidosis is a condit...