Metabolic mean:1. Relevant to biochemical process that occurs within us2. any living organism3.Chemical process of an organ or organism
Acidosis mean:1. increase acidity in the blood and other body tissue, an increased hydrogen ion concentration.
Metabolic acidosis:
In medicinal chemistry, metabolic acidosis is a condition that occurs when the body produces too much acid or when the kidneys are not removing acid from the body
So, Metabolic acidosis is generation of hydrogen ions or acid formation by biochemical process is a sub part of chemical process
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(Syed Burhanuddin Abdali)
Principal Scientific Officer
PCSIR Laboratories complex, Karachi
Ministry of Science &Technology
Government of Pakistan
In medicine, metabolic acidosis is a condition that occurs when the body produces too much acid or when the kidneys are not removing enough acid from the body. If unchecked, metabolic acidosis leads to acidemia, i.e., blood pH is low (less than7.35) due to increased production of hydrogen by the body or the inability of the body to form bicarbonate (HCO3-) in the kidney. Its causes are diverse, and its consequences can be serious, including coma and death. Together with respiratory acidosis, it is one of the two general causes of acidemia.
