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Contraction Alkalosis

Anesthesia Implications

Clinically reviewed by anesthesia providers · Updated

HypokalemiaHypovolemiaDehydrationOptimize HydrationOptimize ElectrolytesUnstable ElectrolytesArrhythmiasHypotensionReduced Cardiac OutputAvoid HyperventilationAvoid HypovolemiaParalytic SensitivityHypoxiaDelayed EmergenceHypochloremiaMetabolic Alkalosis

Pathophysiology

Contraction alkalosis is a metabolic alkalosis produced by subtraction rather than addition. A large volume of sodium-rich, bicarbonate-poor fluid is lost, the extracellular compartment contracts...

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