Maintaining a normal physiologic acid-base balance is essential for the functioning of every organ system in the body. The renal and pulmonary systems are the primary regulators of acid-base balance.

CARBON dioxide retention resulting in an elevation of carbon dioxide tension of body fluids occurs commonly in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The hydration of carbon dioxide to carbonic acid ...

TWO patients seen recently at the University of Texas Medical Branch Hospitals presented severe chronic pulmonary insufficiency and hypercapnia complicated by systemic alkalosis. The alkalosis was ...

Extract: Maternal respiratory alkalosis from hyperventilation before delivery has been associated with depression and acidosis of some newborn infants. In these in utero studies of 6 primate fetuses, ...

Respiratory acidosis is when breathing out does not remove enough carbon dioxide from the body, and the leftover carbon dioxide mixes with water in the body, causing high levels of acid in the blood.

The most common causes of metabolic alkalosis are vomiting and diuretic use. Urine chloride levels are usually low among patients with vomiting and among those using diuretics, but may be high if the ...