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I understand that a chloride responsive metabolic alkalosis is a volume contraction alkalosis and that chloride resistant is not. What I'm a little confused about is that why is Bartter's and Gitleman syndrome a chloride resistant metabolic alkalosis if they deplete the body of volume and basically do the same thing as a diuretic?