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| Symptoms: | See the specific types of acidosis.
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| Signs and tests: | An arterial blood gas analysis or a blood chemistry (such as a Chem-20) will confirm acidosis in most cases. Other tests may be needed to determine the cause of the acidosis.
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Review Date: 1/19/2002
Reviewed By: Andrew Koren, M.D., Department of Nephrology, NYU-Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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