doyoudig
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Can somoen explain what this is, how it work and causes??
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| Luckyall
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Contraction& alkalosis 
an ECF contraction worsens Metabolic Alkalosis
decr blood Vol--> decr renal perfusion Press--->incr AII--> Inc Aldoster ---> incr Na reabs in pt& incr HCO3 reabs in pt---> worsening Metab. Alkal.
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| doyoudig
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so contraction alkalosis is loss of Extracellular Fluid?? Still dont quite understand the terminology??
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| doyoudig
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Luckyall, thx i got it now. Had to go thru this again slowly to make sense of it.
Contraction alkalosis is then d/t Activ of renin -ang system hence absorbt of Na and HCO at the prox convoluted tubule.
Hope I got this rite
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