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Handout Acidosis Flashcards

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Metabolic acidosis occurs when?

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The amount of acid generated exceeds the body’s buffering capacity.

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Lactic acidosis

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Produced when large cells are inadequately perfused. Shift from aerobic to anaerobic!

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Diabetic ketoacidosis

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Complication of diabetes mellitus.( seen in alcoholics) pt. fails to take adequate insulin

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Acidosis resulting from renal failure

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Kidneys are unable to excrete the acid wastes produced by normal metabolic process

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Acidosis resulting from ingestions of toxins

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Ingestion of any:
Ethylene glycol
Methanol 
Salicylates (ASA) aspirin 
Causing too much acid for body's buffering capacities.
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