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Metabolic AcidosisDefinition:%u2022 Arterial pH <7.35 and plasma bicarbonate <22 mmol/LCauses%u2022 Ketoacidosis (starvation and diabetes mellitus)%u2022 Lactic acidosis (heart failure, drugs)%u2022 Poisoning (methanol, salicylate, ethylene glycol)%u2022 Renal failure and Type 1 renal tubular acidosis (RTA)%u2022 Diarrhea%u2022 Type 2 RTA%u2022 Drugs (e.g., acetazolamide)
