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Patophysiology and Clinical

Symptoms of Acidosis Metabolic


Patophysiology
Clinical Symptoms of Acidosis
Metabolic

- Weak and fatigue due to muscle function


impairment
- Anorexia, nausea, and vomiting.
- The skin is warm, flushed because of a
decrease in pH sensitive as vascular response
to stimulation of the sympathetic
If acidosis metabolic caused by diabetic
ketoacidosis, then there are other
manifestations of the form:
1. Breath ketones (such as fruit)
2. Anorexia, nausea and vomiting, abdominal
pain.
3. Kussmaul.
4. Decreased level of consciousness and coma.
- If acidosis metabolic caused by chronic renal
failure, then there are other manifestations
are pruritus (itching).
- If acidosis metabolic caused by diarrhea,
then there is another manifestation of the
form:
1. Signs of dehydration include decreased
blood pressure and decreased skin turgor.
2. Pain and abdominal cramps.
3. watery stools and frequent.

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