Acidemia, or too much acid in the blood, only occurs when the body’s buffering capacity can no longer maintain a normal pH level. A normal blood pH is considered to be 7.35–7.45. However, even at a ...

Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2008;65(15):1430-1434. Kathryn D. Mathews, PharmD, is Cardiology Clinical Pharmacist, Intermountain Medical Center, Murray, UT; at the time of writing, she was Cardiology ...

Pyroglutamic acidosis (PGA) is a diagnosis of exclusion. In the appropriate clinical context, definitive diagnosis is attained with a blood or urine level of pyroglutamic acid. Cessation of ...

Stewart's strong ion theory of acid–base balance is able to quantify the causes of metabolic acidosis and is used to show that our patients had a hyperchloraemic metabolic acidosis. We show how the ...

Its physiological meaning has not yet been definitely determined, but the most common explanation is a failure of the body’s buffering mechanisms which leads to metabolic (lactic) acidosis. It was ...

The results of a new study published in The Lancet Psychiatry journal highlighted the need for routinely checking electrolyte ...

Blood glucose levels rise (usually higher than 300 mg ... results provide a better tool for differentiating metabolic acidosis and monitoring therapy.

Blood gas showed metabolic acidosis with hyponatraemia and hyperkalaemia ... His glucose and electrolytes have been monitored daily while in the hospital, and they gradually improved to satisfactory ...

A review of the 2024 EAU guideline update on urolithiasis emphasizes differential diagnosis and tailored evaluation.

Implications for the Pharmacist Methanol or ethylene glycol toxicity should be suspected in a patient with anion-gap metabolic acidosis in whom laboratory testing reveals a low (or no) ethanol ...