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Awesome! Why Does Diarrhea Cause Metabolic Acidosis

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Acid-base and electrolyte abnormalities with diarrhea. Beside this why does diarrhea cause metabolic acidosis. More Respiratory Help Pathophysiology Nursing Nursing Mnemonics Medical Surgical Nursing If laxative abuse induces excessive diarrheal losses then metabolic acidosis can of course occur as with any severe diarrhea. Why does diarrhea cause metabolic acidosis . An elevated anion gap metabolic acidosis can be caused by salicylate toxicity diabetic ketoacidosis and uremia MUDPILES. It keeps our blood from becoming too acidic. However precisely what sort of acid-base disturbance will occur depends entirely on what is being lost and how. This can cause hypokalaemia. Kidney disease uremia distal renal tubular acidosis or proximal renal tubular acidosis. Diuretics that block sodium chloride reabsorption thiazides and loop diuretics increase urine chloride concentration but then the concentration falls when the diuretic effect has dissipated. Plasma bicarbonate le