acidosis
acidosis
Definition
aci·do·sis (as′ə dō′sis)
ac′i·dot′ic (-dät′ik) adjective
acidosis
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- precipitate: This may precipitate lactic acidosis in patients who are taking metformin.
- cause: Fetal: Maternal catecholamines secreted as a result of labor pain may cause fetal acidosis due to low placental blood flow 8.
- call: In some people not being able to make the urine acid called renal tubular acidosis makes calcium phosphate stones more likely.
- develop: Yes, there are situations that may affect your kidneys or liver function and thus put you at risk for developing lactic acidosis.
- compensate: The respiratory drive is increased and the arterial blood gas shows a partially compensated metabolic acidosis.
- produce: Salicylate appears to competitively inhibit plasma protein binding of acetazolamide and simultaneously to inhibit acetazolamide renal secretion that may produce serious metabolic acidosis.
Adjective modifier
- lactic: The biggest risk with Metformin is lactic acidosis, which has been reported to occur once per 30,000 patient years of use.
- metabolic: For example a metabolic acidosis will drop the pH to 7.4.
- tubular: In some people not being able to make the urine acid called renal tubular acidosis makes calcium phosphate stones more likely.
- respiratory: For example, in patients with severe lung disease a pyrexia or high carbohydrate diet may result in respiratory acidosis.
- renal: In some people not being able to make the urine acid called renal tubular acidosis makes calcium phosphate stones more likely.
- diabetic: Diabetic acidosis, a life-threatening condition caused by the lack of insulin.
Modifies a noun
- increase: The effect of acidosis on nutrition was highlighted - acidosis increases protein catabolism and reduces albumin production.
Noun used with modifier
- rumen: It discusses hoof trimming, the economics of lameness, biotin and lameness and the influence of diet and rumen acidosis.
Preposition: in
- patient: Reported cases of lactic acidosis in patients on metformin have occurred primarily in diabetic patients with significant renal failure.
Preposition: with
- pH: Children under 4 years of age may experience dominant metabolic acidosis with a low arterial pH.
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