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Acidosis

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Abnormal acid accumulation or depletion of base. [ PMID:24381489 HPO:probinson ]

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database cross reference
  • SNOMEDCT_US:51387008
  • MSH:D000138
  • UMLS:C0001122
comment

When describing acid-base abnormalities, acidosis and alkalosis refer to physiological processes that lower or raise the pH, respectively, while acidemia and alkalemia simply describe the state of an abnormal blood pH. This distinction is important: a patient with acidemia could have both a respiratory and metabolic acidosis as well as a concurrent metabolic alkalosis.

definition

Abnormal acid accumulation or depletion of base.

has alternative id

HP:0001940

id

HP:0001941

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