what is alkalosis? discuss its medical application?
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abnormally high alkalinity (low hydrogen-ion concentration) of the blood and other body tissues
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Potassium is a mineral that is found naturally in foods and is necessary for many normal functions of the body, especially beating of the heart. Potassium chloride is used to prevent or to treat a potassium deficiency.
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when acid or alkiali is poured on it
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It causes metabolic acidosis, so if someone with metabolic alkalosis takes it, you can say that it is helpful.
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Difusion is the movement of particles from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration, until they are apread out evenly.\n\nExamples for diffusion: \nThe alveoli are well adapted for diffusion of gases, \nthey have a large surface area\nthey are moist, so gases can dissolve\nthey have thin walls\nand a good blood supply.\n\nThe small intestine is specialised for absorption. \nIt has: \nA thin lining\na good blood supply\na very large surface area.\n\nOsmosis is the diffusion of water molecules from a dilute solution to a more concentrated solution through a partially permeable membrane.\n\nA partially permeable membrane allows water molecules to pass through, but not solute molecules.\n\nWhen a plant cells are full of water they are turgid.\nThis rigidity or turgour gives the plant support\nCells are able to absorb some substances against a concentration gradient.\n\nActive transport needs energy from respiration. \n\nActive transport....\nNot all sustances pass into cells by diffusion or osmosis. Some substances are absorbed against a concentration gradient. But to do this energy is needed and it comes from respiration. This process is called ACTIVE TRANSPORT.\nExample of active transport are:\nThe uptake of ions by root hair cells from the soil, where they are in very dilute solution;\nthe uptake of sugar molecules into the small intestine;\nthe re-absorbtion of useful ions in the nephrons of the kidneys.
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It's actually "Addison Disease."  This was the info I found on it:\n\n"Addison's disease [for Thomas Addison Addison, Thomas, 1793–1860, English physician, b. near Newcastle, grad. Univ. of Edinburgh (M.D., 1815). In 1837 he became a physician at Guy's Hospital, London, where he conducted important research on pneumonia, tuberculosis, and other diseases. He was the first to recognize (1855) the disease of the adrenal glands that later became known as Addison's disease , and he is equally famous for his description of pernicious anemia, a progressive disease brought about by atrophy of the outer layer, or cortex, of the adrenal gland adrenal gland (ədrēn`əl) or suprarenal gland (s) ; it is also called chronic adrenocortical insufficiency. The deterioration of this tissue causes a decrease in the secretion of steroid hormones, many of which are necessary for the maintenance of life. In many cases the cause of the wasting process is not known; in others the predominant cause is the formation and infiltration of tumors, inflammatory disease, or surgery. Symptoms are increasing weakness, abnormal pigmentation of the skin and mucous membranes, weight loss, low blood pressure, dehydration, and gastrointestinal upsets. Secondary Addison's disease is most commonly caused by acute withdrawal of steroids. Once considered inevitably fatal, Addison's disease can now be treated with injections of adrenocortical hormones."\n\nHope that helps.
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could be a condition call calisthinosis (sp?)
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Learn the theory.  Especially 5-element theory since everything is based on that. Without an understanding of the relations between the elements you can not further your understanding of internal alchemy in relation to medicine.  \nI'm not qualified as such to really say much more but feel free to contact me for informal info and links.  Take care x
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sodium/ potassium pump is what enables any living cell that thrives in water media (that includes all human cells) to keep an isotonic concentration of the positivelly charged sodium ion vs. its counteractive potassium equivally monocharged cation. This is insured by an active transmission of the potassium cation into the cell, with the concurring release of the sodium cation out of the cell, against all principle of osmotic pressure. This requires important usage of energy, as supplied by the continuous Krebs cycle, generating the higher energy levelled ATP. This pump is always active and its dysfunctionment will result into the misconcentration of the solutes in the cell, that will be fatal
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I supose you're interested in anorexia or bulimia... well let's get to the point.\nAlgarot, also known as powder of algaroth, algarel, or antimonious oxychloride (SbOCl), was a white emetic powder used in alchemy that consisted of a compound of trichloride and trioxide of antimony. It purges violently both upwards and downwards.\n\nHistorically, it was prepared of butter of antimony (antimony trichloride), which was no more than the regulus of that mineral, dissolved in acids, and separated again by means of several lotions with lukewarm water, which absorbed those acids. By collecting all the lotions and evaporating two third parts, what remained was a very acid liquor, called "Spirit of Philosophical Vitriol".\n\nIt was also called mercurius vitæ ("mercury of life"), or simply emetic powder.
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A catalolic disorder refers to the unintentional rapid loss of weight.  There are several reasons or conditions that may cause this from sepsis to HIV to diabetic keto acidosis.  www.lef.org/protocols/abstracts/abstr-0296.html\nIf this link doesn't work, look up Catabolic Wasting Page 3.  Actually, just put "catabolic disorders" into a search engine and you will find several articles describing the problem and resons for the problem.
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Do you mean reverse osmosis? Reverse osmosis is used to remove troublesome amounts of alkalinity in water.
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The medical term for the condition caused by hyperventilation is RESPIRATORY ALKALOSIS. This is caused by the exhalation of excess CO2 due to rapid breathing. \n\nAs you breath deeper and quicker your pCO2 drops substantially and CO2 is released from carbonic acid in the blood. This results is an increase in blood pH. Breathing into a bag ensures that you inhale a greater percentage of CO2 and thus balance your blood pH. \n\nRespiratory alkalosis can result in loss of consciousness and coma in worst-case scenarios.\n\nThere are two observations based on this that anyone can try for themselves. First, try and hold your breath after a big breath in. Time it. Now, inhale and exhale as deep as you can as rapidly as you can for about 20-30 seconds. Now exhale strongly and hold your breath with empty lungs. You'll almost cetainly be able to beat the other time.\n\nHOWEVER, you must stop immediately after. The reason you have less of a reflex to inhale is because you have lowered your pCO2 which is the measurement the body uses to detect possible lack of oxygen. Your body does not measure oxygen levels only CO2.\n\nIt is actually possible to put yourself into a coma this way unless you make yourself inhale. This is why rebreather that filter out CO2 can be deadly if they malfunction. If you run out of oxygen but there is not build up of CO2 you will simply slip into a coma unaware.\n\nThe other phenomenon occurs when you vomit. The massive loss of acid from your stomach causes the body to go into METABOLIC ALKALOSIS. The automatic response of the body is to lower you breathing rate so that you accumulate CO2 in the blood and thus counter the alkalosis.\n\nNot that you'll be thinking, wow I'm breathing really slow now, next time you puke. But it's true.
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Well, if the human body were unable to use buffer solutions to neutralize excess acid or base, thereby maintaining a stable pH range, you would die.\n\nNeutralization is also useful for cleanup of spills of hazardous materials.
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I don't remember all of the physiology, but it actually triggers endorphine releases which chemically benefit your body.  If you laugh enough, it is the same idea as a runner's high.
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There is a condition called water intoxication but you really have to drink a lot of water.  It basically dilutes the electrolytes in your body to a degree that it can't function properly and is a life threatening condition.  I think someone would have to force themselves to drink that kind of volume, though, since it would not be easy.
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ammonium carbonate (NH4)2CO3 vapors\n\nSmelling salts are used to arouse consciousness because the release of ammonia [NH3] gas that accompanies their use irritates the membranes of the nose and lungs, and thereby triggers an inhalation reflex (that is, it causes the muscles that control breathing to work faster).