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alkalosis
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alkalosis [‚al·kə′lō·səs]
(medicine)
A condition of high blood alkalinity caused either by high intake of sodium bicarbonate or by loss of hydrochloric acid or blood carbon dioxide.
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[FIGURE 3 OMITTED] Discussion There is a growing body of evidence to suggest that induced metabolic alkalosis in adults improves performance in repeated short duration sprints, in single effort prolonged sprints and in prolonged intermittent exercise of high intensity (Hollidge-Horvat, 2000; McNaughton 1992; Parry-Billings and MacLaren, 1986).
Effects of sodium bicarbonate ingestion on swim performance in youth ... by Zajac, Adam; Cholewa, Jaroslaw; Poprzecki, Stanislaw; Waskiewicz, Zbigniew; Langfort, Jozef / Journal of Sports Science and Medicine
2% DM) are heavily relied upon to control the incidence of hypocalcemia by means of reducing the degree of metabolic alkalosis before parturition (Goff and Horst, 1997).
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As a result, true depletion of total body stores is usually present as well as a redistribution hypokalemia when metabolic alkalosis is present.
Hypokalemia and acid base balance by Steinert, Don / FOCUS: Journal for Respiratory Care & Sleep Medicine
 
 
 
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