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Related to alkalosis: metabolic acidosis, metabolic alkalosis, respiratory alkalosis

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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There were no significant differences in the incidence of the various acid-base and electrolyte abnormalities between the two groups, except for metabolic alkalosis, which was more common in cancer patients (Table 3).