alkalemia
/ˌælkəˈlimiə/
noun
- A medical condition in which the blood has a higher pH than normal, making it too alkaline.
- Doctors treated the alkalemia by carefully adjusting the patient's fluid and electrolyte balance.
- Severe vomiting can lead to alkalemia due to loss of stomach acid.
- The patient was diagnosed with alkalemia after blood tests showed a pH of 7.5.
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