Acidosis Acidosis is defined as an arterial pH of less than 7.35, and can be a result of various disease states (Gerecht, 2014). Our blood pH in homeostasis is 7.35 to 7.45, so how in a trauma patient does it drop so low. Poor perfusion to tissue causes the body to work in a anaerobic state, this in return produces lactic acid. The lactic acid itself can cause a significant drop in pH level, but then think about the amount of crystalloid solutions we use for replenishment of blood volume. Normal Saline carriers a pH level of 5.5, which is extremely lower than what our bodies pH must maintain to sustain homeostasis. It also contains a high chloride content, which places the body in a state we call hyperchloremic metabolic acidosis. This just
