Metabolic Alkalosis
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Acid-Base Physiology — Medical Physiology: A Cellular And Molecular Approaoch▶ 11:35Then we call it a metabolic disturbanceIf your bicarbonate level doubles, maybe going from 24 up to 48 millimolar or if you add a strong base, that's metabolic…It goes up againUrine Acidification & Bicarbonate Excretion — Ganong's Review of Medical Physiology▶ 19:02Conversely, potassium excess inhibits itThe kidney is sort of selfishly trying to correct its own cellular pH, which can sometimes result in acid -base disorders like…Third, the inhibitors we already cover, carbonic anhydrase inhibitionTransport of Acids and Bases — Medical Physiology: A Cellular And Molecular Approaoch▶ 12:46Very much soAnd it's implicated in the metabolic alkalosis you sometimes see with low potassium levels, hypokalemiaWe keep mentioning carbonic and hydrase