metabolic acidosis

pathology

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hypertension

  • Joseph Lister
    In pharmaceutical industry: Hypertension

    …side effects it produced was metabolic acidosis (acid-base imbalance). After further study, it was learned that the acidosis was caused by inhibition of the enzyme carbonic anhydrase. Inhibition of carbonic anhydrase produces diuresis (urine formation). Subsequently, many sulfanilamide-like compounds were synthesized and screened for their ability to inhibit carbonic anhydrase.…

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type of acidosis

  • gas exchange in the lung
    In acidosis

    Metabolic acidosis occurs when acids are produced in the body faster than they are excreted by the kidneys or when the kidneys or intestines excrete excessive amounts of alkali from the body. Causes of metabolic acidosis include uncontrolled diabetes mellitus, shock, certain drugs or poisons,…

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