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Metabolic Alkalosis

Differential diagnosis of metabolic alkalosis is as follow:

Category Disease Mechanism Clinical Paraclinical Gold standard diagnosis Other findings
Symptoms Signs Lab data
ABG Chemistry Enzyme Renal function
Hydrogen loss Accumulation of base Chloride depletion Mineralocorticoid excess Fever Dyspnea Edema Toxic/ill BP Dehydration HCO3 paCO2 O2 Cl K+ Na+ Ca+ Mg+ Renin Bun Cr Urine Cl
Exogenous HCO3 loads Acute alkali administration[1] + + + Nl Nl Nl Clinical
Milk−alkali syndrome[2] + + + + + Nl Clinical + exclusion of other causes of hypercalcemia
Transfusion[3] + ± ± + ↓ ↑ Nl to ↑ Nl to ↑ Nl History of administration of large quantities of blood products that contain sodium citrate
Drugs/Medication Chloruretic diuretics[4]
  • Bumetanide
  • Chlorothiazide
  • Metolazone
+ + + + Nl Nl Nl Nl to ↑ Nl to ↑ History
Penicillin[5] + Nl Nl Nl Nl Nl Nl History
Licorice[6][7] + + + Nl to ↑ Nl Nl Nl Nl to ↑ Nl to ↑ Nl Clinical
Laxative abuse[8] + + ± + + Nl Nl Nl to ↑ Nl High level of suspicion
Antacids[9][10]
  • Aluminum hydroxide
  • Sodium polystyrene sulfonate  
+ + Nl Nl Nl Nl Nl to ↑ Nl to ↑ Nl Clinical
Category Disease Hydrogen loss Accumulation of base Chloride depletion Mineralocorticoid excess Fever Dyspnea Edema Toxic/ill BP Dehydration HCO3 paCO2 O2 Cl K+ Na+ Ca+ Mg+ Renin Bun Cr Urine Cl Gold standard diagnosis Other findings
Gastrointestinal origin Vomiting[11] + + ± + + Nl Nl Nl Nl to ↑ Nl Clinical
Nasogastric tube suction[12] + + + + Nl Nl Nl Nl to ↑ Nl Clinical
Zollinger−Ellison syndrome[13] + + + + Nl Nl Nl Nl to ↑ Nl Serum gastrin concentration + secretin stimulation test 
Bulimia nervosa[14] + + ± + + Nl Nl Nl to ↑ Nl High level of suspicion
Congenital chloridorrhea[15] + + ± + + Nl Nl to ↑ Nl to ↑ Nl to ↑ Clinical + lab data
Pyloric stenosis[16] + + + + Nl ↓ ↑ Nl Nl Nl to ↑ Nl Physical exam + imaging
  • Palpation of the “olive”
Villous adenoma[17] + + + + Nl Nl to ↑ Nl Colonoscopy
Gastrocystoplasty[18] + + Nl Nl Nl Nl Nl Nl Nl to ↑ Nl to ↑ Nl History of operation
  • Hematuria-dysuria syndrome
Category Disease Hydrogen loss Accumulation of base Chloride depletion Mineralocorticoid excess Fever Dyspnea Edema Toxic/ill BP Dehydration HCO3 paCO2 O2 Cl K+ Na+ Ca+ Mg+ Renin Bun Cr Urine Cl Gold standard diagnosis Other findings
Renal origin Posthypercapnic state[19] + + ± Nl ↑↑ Nl Nl Nl Nl Nl Lab data Chronic respiratory acidosis  
Hypomagnesemia[20] + Nl Nl Nl Nl Nl Nl Nl Lab data
Hypokalemia[21] + Nl Nl Nl Nl Nl Nl Nl Lab data
Bartter's syndrome[22] + - - + - - - - Nl + Nl ↓↓ Nl Nl to ↑ Nl to ↑ Nl Genetic testing
Gitelman’s syndrome[23] + - - + - - - - + Nl ↓↓ Nl Nl Nl Nl Genetic testing
Renal artery stenosis[24] + - + - - + + + + Nl Nl Clinical + imaging
Liddle syndrome +
Renal tumors
Endocrine Cushing's syndrome Nl
Hyperaldosteronism Primary Nl
Secondary
Adrenal enzyme defects 11β−Hydroxylase deficiency
17α−Hydroxylase deficiency
Hypercalcemia/hypoparathyroidism +
Systemic Cystic fibrosis  +
Category Disease Hydrogen loss Accumulation of base Chloride depletion Mineralocorticoid excess Fever Dyspnea Edema Toxic/ill BP Dehydration HCO3 paCO2 O2 Cl K+ Na+ Ca+ Mg+ Renin Bun Cr Urine Cl Gold standard diagnosis Other findings
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