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Respiratory Alkalosis Learning Center
Treatments could include:
- Mechanical Ventilat...
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Breathing Into a Paper Bag
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Treatment of Underlying Disorders
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Treatment is aimed at the condition that causes respiratory alkalosis. Breathing into a paper bag -- or using a mask that causes you to re-breathe carbon dioxide -- sometimes helps reduce symptoms.
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Treatment focuses on correcting the underlying condition that caused the alkalosis. Hyperventilation due to anxiety may be relieved by having the patient breath into a paper bag. By rebreathing the air that was exhaled, the patient will inhale a h...
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Mechanical ventilation is the use of a mechanical device (machine) to inflate and deflate the lungs.
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Ventilation management involves providing optimal mechanical ventilation in order to promote the patient's recovery and to reestablish spontaneous breathing.
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