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Metabolic alkalosis is due to loss of hydrogen ion from the body, or to gain in bicarbonate ion. In both situations the bicarbonate/carbonic acid ratio increases leading to a rise in pH.
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McGeown, M.G. (1983). Metabolic alkalosis. In: Clinical Management of Electrolyte Disorders. Developments in Critical Care Medicine and Anaesthesiology, vol 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-6699-4_17
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