doyoudig
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is hyokalemia a cause of alkalosis in a Pt w/ sever vomiting or is it b/c in alkalosis, H ions leave the cell to buffer Blood HCO3 and K enters the cell leading.
I don;t if that makes sense?
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| tanmaynator
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i am also not so sure but i think vomiting leads to alkalosis like this:-
gastric vomiting drives out the acid in it and thus depletes hydrogen ions and leading to a state of acid deficit and thus alkalosis..
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| Akeen
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Vomiting causes loss of H ion in HCL-containing gastric juice.
The H ion deficit results in excess HCO3 causing metabolic alkalosis.
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