Respiratory Alkalosis
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Acid-Base Balance — Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-PN▶ 10:18Very proactiveOkay, flip side, respiratory alkalosis, what's going on thereHere you have a deficit of carbonic acid, so H plus concentration decreasesGas Transport & pH Regulation — Ganong's Review of Medical Physiology▶ 27:10And the opposite for alkalosisIn respiratory alkalosis, the patient hyperventilates, maybe due to anxiety or high altitudeThis quickly lowers PCO2 below 35, which reduces H , and results in an increased pHAcid-Base Physiology — Medical Physiology: A Cellular And Molecular Approaoch▶ 11:07And the flip side, if PCO2 dropsThat's respiratory alkalosisIf PCO2 halves, say from 40 down to 20, pH goes up,