Respiratory Alkalosis WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Respiratory Alkalosis
Respiratory alkalosis results from increased alveolar respiration (hyperventilation) leading to decreased plasma carbon dioxide concentration. This leads to decreased hydrogen ion and freely ionized blood calcium concentrations. …read more from Wikipedia
Fast Facts:
- Chronic and acute are the two types of alkalosis.1
- Respiratory alkalosis is the most common acid-base abnormality critically ill patients.2
- Treatment focuses on correcting the underlying cause of the alkalosis.3
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Research Notes References
- ↑ Wikipedia: Respiratory Alkalosis: Causes
- ↑ eMedicine: Respiratory Alkalosis: Introduction
- ↑ Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine (via HealthAtoZ): Respiratory Alkalosis
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- Contributor: Kricel Abreu
- Reviewer: Elisa Carter
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 15, 2009
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- Contributor: Kricel Abreu
- Reviewer: Elisa Carter
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Respiratory Alkolosis, ALKALOSIS RESPIRATORY
- Last update: Jul. 8, 2008
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