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Respiratory Alkalosis : Treatments

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Treatments List

Treatments could include:
  • Breathing Into a Paper Bag
  • Treatment of Underlying Disorders

Treatments Overview Articles

Respiratory alkalosis
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.
Source:ADAM
Date:November 12, 2007
Respiratory Alkalosis
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.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine

Specific Treatments Articles

Mechanical Ventilation
Mechanical ventilation is the use of a mechanical device(machine) to inflate and deflate the lungs.Mechanical ventilation provides the force needed to deliver air to the lungs in a patient whose own ventilatory abilities are diminished or lost.Bre...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery
Ventilation Management
Ventilation management involves providing optimal mechanical ventilation in order to promote the patient''s recovery and to reestablish spontaneous breathing.Mechanical ventilation is used when a patient is unable to breathe adequately on their own...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
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