Acidosis

Acidosis What is Acidosis' Acidosis is a condition characterized by excessive acid in the body fluids. It is also known as Metabolic acidosis Causes, incidence, and risk factors The acid/base status of the body (pH) is regulated by the kidneys and the lungs. Acidosis is caused by an accumulation of acid or a significant loss of bicarbonate. The major categories of acidosis are respiratory acidosis and metabolic acidosis. The human body is programmed to correct for either respiratory or metabolic acidosis to maintain normal pH. For example, if the acidosis was caused by excessive carbon dioxide (which is an acid) the body will correct the pH by retaining bicarbonate (a base). Respiratory acidosis develops when there are excessive amounts of carbon dioxide in the body, primarily caused by decreased breathing. Other names for this include hypercapnic acidosis acidosis, metabolic, body, excessive, caused, acid, respiratory, ph, dioxide, decreased, carbon, bicarbonate, types, tubular, severe, renal, prolonged, medications, loss, lactic, include, example, diseases, diarrhea, diabetic, diabetes, develops, correct, causes, accumulation, uncontrolled, type, treatment, treat, tissue, symptoms