Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Marked by alkalosis or having a tendency toward alkalosis: Describes a physiological state or condition characterized by an abnormally high pH level in the blood and body tissues, indicating an excess of base or a loss of acid.

Usage

• General Use: The term is primarily used in medical and clinical contexts to describe a patient's condition or the results of laboratory tests.
• Typical Contexts: It is used in diagnoses, medical reports, and discussions of acid-base balance in the body.

Examples

• Adjective:
  • The patient's arterial blood gas results were consistent with an alkalotic state.
  • Prolonged vomiting can lead to an alkalotic condition due to the loss of stomach acid.
  • The doctor noted the symptoms were likely due to the patient being alkalotic.

Advanced Usage

• "Metabolic alkalotic": Specifically refers to alkalosis caused by metabolic factors, such as loss of hydrogen ions or gain of bicarbonate.
  • The hypokalemia contributed to a metabolic alkalotic picture.
• "Respiratory alkalotic": Specifically refers to alkalosis caused by respiratory factors, such as hyperventilation leading to excessive exhalation of carbon dioxide.
  • Anxiety-induced hyperventilation can result in a respiratory alkalotic state.

Variants and Related Words

• Alkalosis (n): The pathological condition itself, characterized by excessive alkalinity of the body fluids.
  • Severe alkalosis requires immediate medical intervention.
• Alkalemia (n): A specific term for alkalosis of the blood.
  • The lab report confirmed the presence of alkalemia.

Synonyms

• Alkaline (adj): Having a pH greater than 7. (Note: This is a general chemical term, not a specific medical diagnosis like ).
• Basic (adj): In chemistry, having the properties of a base. (Note: This is a broader, non-medical synonym).

Antonyms

• Acidotic (adj): Marked by acidosis (or a tendency toward acidosis), an abnormally low pH in the blood and body tissues.
  • Diabetic ketoacidosis is a classic acidotic condition.

Adjective

1. marked by alkalosis (or a tendency toward alkalosis)