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Dictionary » M » Metabolic acidosis Metabolic acidosismetabolic acidosis (Science: biochemistry) A metabolic derangement of acid-base balance where the blood pH is abnormally low. causes include haemorrhagic shock, cardiogenic shock, severe dehydration, sepsis, toxic ingestion (for example isopropyl alcohol, methanol), alcoholic ketoacidosis, lactic acidosis, renal failure and diabetic ketoacidosis. respiratory acidosis will occur if the lungs are not ventilating properly. ![]()
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The Fiber Disease... more clearance of metals demand on the kidneys, which set the stage to metabolic acidosis and shift of the blood pH toward acid, which further impaired toxic metal clearance. ...
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