Acidosis is usually ignorable, and minimal action is required at low to medium severity. Acidosis and Alkalosis will cancel each other out.
Caused by:
- Hypoventilation
- Respiratory Arrest
- Cardiac Arrest
- Kidney Damage (80% or more)
- Blood Packs who’s donor had acidosis (acidosis gained will be the donor’s acidosis level at time of extraction divided by 5)
- Saline
Effects:
- Seizure (at 60% or more)
- Coma (at 60% or more)
- Increased Heartrate (at 20% or more)
- Fibrillation
- Headache (at 20% or more)
- Confusion (at 15% or more)
- Weakness (at 35% or more)
Treatments:
- Treating the causes
- Inducing Alkalosis (preferably with Vomiting
- Transfusing neutral Blood Packs (unless the patient has 0% blood loss)