Keto or ketosis is the metabolic state your body is in when you are turning fat into ketones to fuel your body. Your body can handle this and clear all the waste products associated with it. Ketoacidosis is ketosis in overdrive to the point that your body can’t handle the waste products associated with it and is a medical emergency that requires medical intervention. It’s usually seen in uncontrolled diabetes. Acidosis has to do with your body’s natural pH level which usually rung from 7.35-7.45. Acidosis starts when your body’s pH is less than 7.35 and can be metabolic acidosis or respiratory acidosis depending on the cause. Metabolic acidosis is caused by the kidney not producing enough sodium bicarbonate (NaCHO3). It’s a metabolic process. I’m this case the lungs will compensate and blow off more CO2. When it brings your pH back to normal range it’s called compensated metabolic acidosis.

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Respiratory acidosis happens when the lungs don’t blow off enough CO2. This happens during respiratory failure and has many causes ranging from infection to chemical exposure. As CO2 builds up in the blood the ph lowers. The kidneys will compensate be making more sodium bicarbonate (NaCHO3). When the ph returns to a normal level we call it compensated respiratory acidosis.