ALKALOSIS (INCREASED PH)

ALKALOSIS (INCREASED PH): Excerpt from Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs

Ask the following questions:

1. What is the bicarbonate level? If this is elevated, the patient has a metabolic alkalosis. If this is decreased, the patient has a respiratory alkalosis associated with salicylate intoxication or hyperventilation syndrome.
2. Has the patient been vomiting? If so, look for gastric outlet obstruction, intestinal obstruction, and other causes of vomiting. If there is no history of vomiting, the alkalosis may be due to diuretics, Cushing's disease, or chronic antacid use.

DIAGNOSTIC WORKUP

The workup of alkalosis should include a CBC, chemistry panel, urinalysis, electrolytes, arterial blood gas analysis, flat plate of the abdomen, chest x-ray, and consultation with an endocrinologist.

Book Source Details

• Book Title: Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs
• Author(s): R. Douglas Collins
• Year of Publication: 2003
• Copyright Details: Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs, Copyright © 2003 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

More About Conn's syndrome

• Back to disease: Conn's syndrome: Introduction
• Next Book Extract About Conn's syndrome: ALKALOSIS (INCREASED PH) (Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care)
• More Book Extracts: All Online Books for Conn's syndrome

More Medical Textbooks Online about Conn's syndrome

Review other book chapters online related to Conn's syndrome:

Copyright notice for book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

More About This Book: Title: Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs Authors: R. Douglas Collins Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Copyright: 2003 ISBN: 0-7817-3805-9

Rate This Website

What do you think about the features of this website? Take our user survey and have your say:

Website User Survey

Medical Tools & Articles:

Next articles:

• ALKALOSIS (INCREASED PH) (Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care)
• Hyperaldosteronism (Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
• ALKALOSIS (INCREASED pH) (Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care)

Tools & Services:

• Bookmark this page
• Symptom Search
• Symptom Checker
• Medical Dictionary
• Give your feedback

Medical Articles:

• Disease & Treatments Search
• Misdiagnosis Center
• Full list of interesting articles

Forums & Message Boards

• Ask or answer a question at the Boards:
• I cannot get a diagnosis. Please help.
• Tell us your medical story.
• Share your misdiagnosis story.
• What is the best treatment for my condition?
• See all the Boards.

Enter your search terms Submit search form
Search The Web Search wrongdiagnosis.com

Common Health Mistakes

Symptom
Checker

Search Specialists by State and City