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Renal physiology

metabolic alkalosis attributed to loss of extracellular volume, which the source argues is better explained by chloride depletion than by volume contraction.

In renal physiology, contraction alkalosis refers to metabolic alkalosis attributed to loss of extracellular volume, which the source argues is better explained by chloride depletion than by volume contraction. This meaning comes from Luke (2012) in Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.[1]

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contraction4 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs depletion3 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs loss2 fields · 3 citationsjingle · one word, two constructs

References

Luke, R. G., & Galla, J. H. (2012). It Is Chloride Depletion Alkalosis, Not Contraction Alkalosis. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 23(2), 204-207. https://doi.org/10.1681/asn.2011070720

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