Abstract
It is beyond the objective of this short review to discuss in detail the many different causes of metabolic alkalosis. Nonetheless, a brief reminder of the pathogenesis and clinical effects of metabolic alkalosis is useful for the following reasons: (1) Metabolic alkalosis is the most common clinical acid-base abnormality observed in hospitalised patients (2) it is sometimes the most sensitive clue indicating a clinical or iatrogenic disorder, and (3) in intensive care unit (ICU) patients, an alkalaemic pH may have further detrimental effects, due to its influence on ventilatory drive and myocardial excitability.
Keywords
- Metabolic Alkalosis
- Acute Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure
- Postresuscitation Myocardial Dysfunction
- Potassium Deficit
- Iatrogenic Disorder
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Schiraldi, F., Mirante, E., Paladino, F. (2006). Metabolic alkalosis. In: Gullo, A. (eds) Anaesthesia, Pain, Intensive Care and Emergency A.P.I.C.E.. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/88-470-0407-1_40
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