💧Acid Base Imbalance Series: Metabolic Acidosis 🔴
⭐️Key things to remember: Bicarb is Basic so ⬇️ bicarb= ⬆️ acid Metabolic acidosis = ⬇️bicarb and ⬇️ pH ❓What causes it? Anything that causes… ☞ Increased acid production (Ex. Sepsis and DKA) ☞ Decreased acid excretion (Ex.renal failure) ☞ Increased bicarb loss (remember bicarb comes out o