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alkalosis

alkalosis \alkalosis\ n. 1. abnormally high alkalinity in the blood and other body fluids.

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alkalosis

n. An abnormally increased alkalinity in the blood.

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alkalosis

n. abnormally high alkalinity (low hydrogen-ion concentration) of the blood and other body tissues

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Alkalosis

Alkalosis is the result of a process reducing hydrogen ion concentration of arterial blood plasma (alkalemia). In contrast to acidemia (serum pH 7.35 or lower), alkalemia occurs when the serum pH is higher than normal (7.45 or higher). Alkalosis is usually divided into the categories of respiratory alkalosis and metabolic alkalosis or a combined alkalosis.

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Inhibition of the enzyme allows cortisol to act as the major endogenous mineralocorticoid producing a marked elevation in mineralocorticoid activity, resulting in hypertension, hypokalemia, and metabolic alkalosis.

Not too much, she didn't need metabolic alkalosis on top of everything else.