10 Metabolic Disorders

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  • drive equation left, H+ down

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Contraction

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  • contracted circulating volume

Hypokalemia

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  • low K in blood, K shift out of cells in exchange to H in, alkalosis

  • hypokalemia leads to alkalosis

  • alkalosis can also cause hypokalemia

Diuretics

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  • high urine Cl when using diuretics

  • low urine Cl when stopped

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  • child with symptoms similar to adults taking diuretics

  • increased Na delivery to CD, increased aldosterone, increased K/H secretion = hypokalemia, alkalosis

Vomiting

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  • eating disorder

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  • "secret"

  • initial high Cl because diuretics inhibit

Hyperaldosteronism

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  • no fluid overload

  • urinary Cl increased due to increased Na excretion

  • only time low urinary Cl is vomiting

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