Alkalosis

Alkalosis (from the Greek “alkali”) is a condition of the body caused by an increased content of hydrogen, sodium or potassium ions in the blood (plasma) and associated with increased alkalinity (alkalosis) of body fluids and tissues. Alkalosis includes: metabolic alkalosis, respiratory alkalosis.

Alkalosis is an excess of alkalis in the blood. Alkalosis is a metabolic disorder that occurs with an increased content of alkaline equivalents in the blood plasma (hydrochlorous (HCl) or hydrocarbonate (HCO3-) form).

With gas alkalosis - excess CO2 in the blood, acidosis occurs, and with alkalosis - alkalosis. The reasons for the “excess” of HCO3 are sometimes not the processes of absorption from the stomach or kidneys, but the formation in the body itself, for example, during the oxidation of organic acids by the liver or under the action of enzymes of intestinal microorganisms. **Excess HCO3 in some cases occurs due to excess production of carboxylic acids. **

Hypercarbonemia is often caused by increased HCO3 losses. It can be caused by vomiting, diarrhea, fasting, and increased metabolic needs (for example, in the fetus). Alkalinization of the blood sometimes occurs under the influence of certain medications (acetylsalicylic acid, chloramphenicol, etc.) and adrenal hormones, thiazide diuretics.\n

\n**Symptoms of acidosis. Acidosis occurs when acids are neutralized by blood plasma

Alkalosis is a pathological condition in which the acid-base balance in the body changes with a shift towards alkalosis (exceeding the pH value of 7.40). Alkalosis is characterized by an increase in hydrogen ions in the blood and an increase in acidosis (increase in acid in the blood), and the pH in the plasma and ionized blood increases by more than 0.6-0.8 units.

If you look at the reason for the increase in the content of bicarbonate in the blood (it is called “alkaline”), then very often this happens due to the fact that the kidneys completely correctly excrete