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Insulin production and diabetes
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Metabolic acidosis

Alternative Names:

Acidosis - metabolic



Symptoms:
Usually, the symptoms of the disease which causes metabolic acidosis are the main symptoms. Metabolic acidosis itself usually causes shortness of breath. Confusion or lethargy may also occur.

Signs and tests:

Blood tests are necessary to diagnose metabolic acidosis.

  • An arterial blood gas can assess the severity of the metabolic acidosis.
  • A metabolic panel can also reveal important clues to the cause and severity of the metabolic acidosis.
  • A complete blood count is often done to assess possible causes of metabolic acidosis.


Review Date: 1/26/2002
Reviewed By: David A. Kaufman, M.D., Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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