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Sea_gull
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08/26/06 - 10:00 PM

A person is given Arginine chloride IV.What sort of acid base balance he is likely to develop.
1:No change
2:Anion gap Metabolic acidosis
3:Normal Anion gap metabolic acidosis
4:Respiratory alkalosis

King
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08/26/06 - 10:36 PM

arginine is abasic A.A.

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08/26/06 - 10:40 PM

don´t know the answer but as fat as I remember it is used for severe metabolic alkalosis, due to the high levels of chloride. (never seen it in a clinical setting).

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cbenitesch
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08/26/06 - 10:53 PM

Arginine HCl induces hyperchloremic metabolic acidosis the same as K sparing diuretics.

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08/26/06 - 11:26 PM

so, if chloride goes up, then the difference to Na IS GOING TO BE SHORTER?, (Na + K)-(cl +bicarb), hyperkalemia helps Na, and cl will help bicarb...???

not sure but go for (3).

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08/27/06 - 03:42 PM

Sea_gull wrote:
A person is given Arginine chloride IV.What sort of acid base balance he is likely to develop.
1:No change
2:Anion gap Metabolic acidosis
3:Normal Anion gap metabolic acidosis
4:Respiratory alkalosis

Non anion gap metabolic acidosis (AKA hyperchloremic metabolic acidosis)
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08/27/06 - 04:19 PM

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08/28/06 - 05:17 AM

does arginine itself have anything to do with the disturbance or is it just the HCl part?

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