In the fire service, we enjoy using abbreviations and acronyms for things. Some fire service personnel tend to go a bit overboard when talking, by using too much alphabet soup.. I'm not providing this information to encourage you to use more abbreviations in your everyday life.
alkalosis (alkÉlÅÂ´sis), n a disturbance of acid-base balance and water balance, characterized by an excess of alkali or a deficiency of acids. alkalosis, compensated, n a condition in which the blood bicarbonate is usually higher than normal but compensatory mechanisms have kept the pH level within normal range.
Metabolic Acidosis. Metabolic alkalosis is most commonly caused by excessive vomiting and loss of acid or excessive injestion of bicarbonate-containing antacids. Maitenance of the increased pH implies a problem with renal bicarbonate excretion.Diuretics, both loop and thiazides, can also be causative.etabolic Acidosis. Metabolic alkalosis is most commonly caused by excessive vomiting and loss of acid or excessive injestion of bicarbonate-containing antacids. Maitenance of the increased pH implies a problem with renal bicarbonate excretion. Diuretics, both loop and thiazides, can also be causative.