But if the acidosis is caused by excess potassium in the system, the kidneys will dump potassium and retain hydrogen. So the urine is alkaline while the body fluids are acid. Alkalosis is the opposite. A person with alkalosis will generally have a respiratory rate of 13 or slower and a breath hold of 65 seconds or more. There is also an acidosis caused by a glucogenic or fast oxidizer imbalance.
Fast oxidation produces excess carbon dioxide and thus alkalosis.
Slow oxidizers are the opposite. The anaerobic person generally has alkaline urine, high urine surface tension and acid saliva among other signs. Body fluids are alkaline and painful or diseased areas are acid. The body tends to use insufficient oxygen in metabolism so that instead of making carbon dioxide and water from glucose, the cells make lactic acid. Dr. Otto Warburg won the Nobel Prize for proving that cancer is an anaerobic tissue.