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Respiratory Alkalosis Learning Center

Treatments could include:
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:August 8, 2009
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...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Mechanical ventilation is the use of a mechanical device (machine) to inflate and deflate the lungs.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery
Ventilation management involves providing optimal mechanical ventilation in order to promote the patient's recovery and to reestablish spontaneous breathing.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
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