Home | | Pharmacology | Alkalinizing and acidifying drugs

Chapter: Clinical Pharmacology: Drugs for fluid and electrolyte balance

Alkalinizing and acidifying drugs

Alkalinizing and acidifying drugs act to correct acid-base imbal-ances in the blood.

Alkalinizing and acidifying drugs

 

Alkalinizing and acidifying drugs act to correct acid-base imbal-ances in the blood. These acid-base imbalances include:

 

·                 metabolic acidosis, a decreased serum pH caused by excess hy-drogen ions in the ECF, which is treated with alkalinizing drugs

·                 metabolic alkalosis, an increased serum pH caused by excessbicarbonate in the ECF, which is treated with acidifying drugs.

 

Odd couple

 

Alkalinizing and acidifying drugs have opposite effects:

 

§    An alkalinizing drug will increase the pH of the blood and de-crease the concentration of hydrogen ions.

 

§    An acidifying drug will decrease the pH of the blood and in-crease the concentration of hydrogen ions.

 

Rx for o.d.

-

Some of these drugs also alter urine pH, making them useful in treating some urinary tract infections and drug overdoses.

 

Study Material, Lecturing Notes, Assignment, Reference, Wiki description explanation, brief detail
Clinical Pharmacology: Drugs for fluid and electrolyte balance : Alkalinizing and acidifying drugs |


Privacy Policy, Terms and Conditions, DMCA Policy and Compliant

Copyright © 2018-2023 BrainKart.com; All Rights Reserved. Developed by Therithal info, Chennai.