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What can a patient develop when they have alveolar hyperventilation; the lungs excrete too much carbonic acid (CO2 and water)?
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Respiratory alkalosis
Rationale:
💎 Alveolar hyperventilation causes excessive exhalation of CO₂, which reduces carbonic acid levels in the blood.
💎 The decrease in H⁺ concentration raises blood pH, resulting in alkalosis.
💎 Because the primary issue originates from the lungs’ excessive CO₂ loss, it is classified as respiratory rather than metabolic.
💎 Common causes include anxiety, pain, hypoxia, or fever, which increase respiratory rate and depth.
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- Domain: RN ATI Fundamentals of Nursing
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