Folic acid deficiency Folate also known as “folacin” or “vitamin B9,” is a water-soluble B vitamin that is naturally present in some foods is called

Janeway lesions Janeway lesions are painless (non-tender) often hemorrhagic (bleeding into the skin) slightly nodular lesions that occur mostly on palms and soles on the thenar

Osler nodes Osler nodes also called Osler's node are red-purple, slightly raised, tender or painful lumps, often with a pale center typically found on the tip of

Hypoxemia Hypoxemia is a medical term to describe low level of oxygen in your blood ((Sarkar M, Niranjan N, Banyal PK. Mechanisms of hypoxemia. Lung India.

Hypoxia Hypoxia is a medical term to describe low oxygen (O2) level in your cells or tissues that arises when oxygen demand exceeds oxygen supply ((Chapter

Hypochloremic alkalosis Hypochloremia is defined as a serum chloride level of less than 95 mEq/L. Hypochloremic alkalosis results from either low chloride intake or excessive

Metabolic alkalosis Metabolic alkalosis is defined as a disease state that increases the serum bicarbonate concentration (HCO3-) above 30 meq/L causing the arterial blood pH

Respiratory alkalosis Respiratory alkalosis is defined as a disease state where the arterial blood pH rises into the alkaline range greater than 7.45 secondary to

Renal tubular acidosis Renal tubular acidosis (RTA) is a general term for when your kidneys cannot properly remove acid from your body. Renal tubular acidosis

Metabolic acidosis Metabolic acidosis also known as non-respiratory acidosis, is a condition in which your blood pH falls below 7.35 due to some metabolic process ((Kraut,