Authors: Mary A. Williamson Mt(ascp) Phd,L. Michael Snyder Md
Increased formation of acids
Ketosis (DM, starvation, hyperthyroidism, high-fat low-carbohydrate diet, after trauma)
Cellular hypoxia including lactic acidosis
Decreased excretion of H
+
Renal failure (prerenal, renal, and postrenal)
Renal tubular acidosis
Fanconi syndrome
Acquired (drugs, hypercalcemia)
Inherited (cystinosis, Wilson disease)
Addison disease
Respiratory acidosis
Emphysema, pneumonia, and pulmonary edema
Bronchoconstriction, plugs, and drugs depressing the respiratory center
Obstructive or restrictive pulmonary disease