Mixed disorder of acid-base balance
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| ICD-10 | E87.4 |
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| ICD-9 | 276.4 |
In a Mixed disorder of acid-base balance more than one of the following is occurring in the patient at the same time:
The patient can have an acidosis and alkosis at the same time that partially counteract each other, or there can be two different conditions effecting the pH in the same direction. The phrase "mixed acidosis", for example, refers to metabolic acidosis in conjunction with respiratory acidosis.
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