Which of these conditions results from a decreased level of carbonic acid from hyperventilation?
a. metabolic acidosis c. respiratory acidosis
b. metabolic alkalosis d. respiratory alkalosis
D
Respiratory alkalosis is caused by hyperventilation, which can be precipitated by anxiety, fear, pain, fever, rapid mechanical ventilation, hypoxia at high altitudes, or by disease conditions such as brain tumors. In respiratory alkalosis, the blood pH is above 7.45 and the partial carbon dioxide level is less than 35 mmHg.
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