Chapter 26 Fluids, Electrolytes, Acid-base

For example, a patient with loss of HCl from vomiting and simultaneous loss of NaHCO3 from diarrhea, with low plasma chloride and sodium but normal hydrogen ion excess, would be described as a patient with mixed 'hydrochloric acid loosing alkalosis' and 'sodium bicarbonate loosing acidosis'. The term 'diarrheal acidosis' was also suggested. ................
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