respiratory alkalosis

respiratory alkalosis
respiratory alkalosis n alkalosis that is caused by excessive elimination of carbon dioxide due to a respiratory abnormality (as hyperventilation)

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a state due to excess loss of carbon dioxide from the body, usually as a result of hyperventilation; hyperventilation may be either psychogenic or physical in nature, with the most common physical problems being disordered regulation in the central nervous system and pulmonary conditions.

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