Metabolic acidosis is a type of acidosis, which occurs when the blood is more acidic than what's considered healthy. A normal blood pH is between 7.37 and 7.43 on a scale of 0 to 14 — 0 being ...

Lactic acid is a chemical produced by the body when its demand for oxygen outweighs its supply – but at what point can it ...

Diagnosis. Lactic acidosis associated with prolonged exposure to linezolid. Management. Discontinuation of linezolid. Lactic acidosis is a common disorder associated with disturbed acid–base ...

Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2008;65(15):1430-1434. Kathryn D. Mathews, PharmD, is Cardiology Clinical Pharmacist, Intermountain Medical Center, Murray, UT; at the time of writing, she was Cardiology ...

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Its physiological meaning has not yet been definitely determined, but the most common explanation is a failure of the body’s buffering mechanisms which leads to metabolic (lactic) acidosis. It was ...