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In [[medicine]], '''metabolic acidosis''' is a state in which the blood [[pH]] is low (under 7.35) due to increased production of [[hydrogen|H<sup>+</sup>]] by the body or the inability of the body to form [[bicarbonate]] (HCO<sub>3</sub><sup>-</sup>) in the [[kidney]]. Its causes are diverse, and its consequences can be serious, including [[coma]] and [[death]]. Together with [[respiratory acidosis]], it is one of the two general types of [[acidosis]].
It is more correct to use the word [[acidemia]] to refer to a decrease in the blood´s pH, reserving acidosis or alkalosis to describe the processes leading to acidemia (a low blood pH) or alkalemia (a high blood pH). This is useful, because situations that produce alkalosis and acidosis may be present at a time in a given host.
To make matters simpler, lets say that acidosis and alkalosis are like the factors in an addition operation.
[[Acidemia]] or [[alkalemia]] are like the result of that addition operation.
==Signs and symptoms==
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