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What is CIM?


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Metabolic Alkalosis

A condition characterized by an increase in the body's pH level due to an excess of bicarbonate in the blood.

Arterial Blood

Blood that is oxygen-rich, having been oxygenated in the lungs and pumped by the heart through the arteries to the body.

Vomiting

The forceful expulsion of stomach contents through the mouth.

Metabolic Alkalosis

A disturbance in the body's acid-base balance resulting in a higher than normal pH in the blood, often caused by excessive loss of acid or an increase in bicarbonate.

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