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alkalemia - a blood disorder characterized by a lower concentration of hydrogen ions in the blood (which rises above 7.45 on the pH scale)

blood disease, blood disorder - a disease or disorder of the blood

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al·ka·le·mia

n. alcalemia, exceso de alcalinidad en la sangre.

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For practical purposes, all acid-base disturbances are referred to as "acidosis or alkalosis", without making any distinction with regard to the terms "acidemia and alkalemia".

Acid-Base Status Disturbances in Patients on Chronic Hemodialysis at High Altitudes

The latter could induce intracellular alkalemia and associated increased glycolysis and intracellular uptake of phosphorus for ATP production [5].

Multiple Electrolyte and Metabolic Emergencies in a Single Patient

Radiographs were unremarkable and alkalemia due to primary respiratory alkalosis was apparent in the arterial blood gases analysis results (Table 1).

Hiccup-Like Response in a Dog Anesthetized with Isoflurane

In human, canine, and feline medicine, acidemia is defined as a blood pH below 7.35, whereas a pH above 7.45 is considered alkalemia. In acid-base disorders, both respiratory and metabolic components may contribute to acidosis and alkalosis, and these components may also have a role in the compensation of these disorders.

Analysis of arterial and venous blood gases in healthy gyr falcons (Falco rusticolus) under anesthesia

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