an increase in blood pH associated with a decrease in blood PCO2 as a result of lung hyperventilation
An abnormal physiological process in which there is an increase in the rate of alveolar ventilation relative to the rate of CO2 production. Reflected by a low pCO2 (pCO2 35 mmHg) and high pH. Treat by decreasing ventilation.
Respiratory alkalosis results from increased alveolar respiration (hyperventilation) leading to decreased plasma carbon dioxide concentration. This leads to decreased hydrogen ion and bicarbonate concentrations. This can occur when a person moves from sea level to high altitudes.