Definitions for "Respiratory alkalosis"
Increase in plasma pH above 7.4 caused by reduced levels of carbon dioxide; usually induced by excessive ventilation of pulmonary alveoli, i.e. hyperventilation.
a condition involving less carbon dioxide than normal. It is a sign of over-breathing in compensation for lack of elasticity in the lungs.
alkalosis resulting from increased gas exchange in the lungs (as in hyperventilation associated with extreme anxiety or aspirin intoxication or metabolic acidosis)