n. 1  1. Abnormally high alkalinity of the blood and body tissues caused by an excess of bicarbonates, as from an increase in alkali intake, or by or a deficiency of acids other than carbonic acid, as from vomiting. Also called metabolic alkalosis.
In the period before the exclusion, there were 82 closures of family-planning clinics in Texas,5 and the decrease in the number of family-planning clinics was greater in counties without Planned Parenthood affiliates than in those with such affiliates.
NAPNAP heads to Denver for 38th National Conference on Pediatric Health Care. More than 1,600 PNPs and their fellow pediatric-focused advanced practice registered nurses will gather March 16-19 in Denver for the 38th National Conference on Pediatric Health Care.