This article discusses the possible causes and types of acidosis. It is not always clear whether these conditions cause metabolic acidosis or whether acidosis causes these conditions. These ...

There are two main types of acidosis, defined by their underlying cause, as follows: Excess acid production or kidney failure ...

Metabolic acidosis is defined as a low pH (<7.35) due to an excess of acid (H +)oradeficit of base (HCO 3-). This occurs when there is an increased production of fixed or nonvolatile acids with a ...

Neither of these two sets of contrasting results is necessarily applicable to the group of patients with clinical metabolic acidosis (such as those with diarrhea or with uncontrolled diabetes ...