Patient's Case: Respiratory Alkalosis

Patient's Case: Respiratory Alkalosis
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Patient's Case: Respiratory Alkalosis
The patient's acid-base disorder is respiratory alkalosis. Respiratory alkalosis is a common disorder whereby the patient experiences reduced carbon IV oxide in the blood (Palmer, 2012). It majorly originates from excessive breathing. It is a critical acid-base disorder since it results from fever or panic, breathing excessively. Therefore the disorder requires effective monitoring to avoid possible complications that jeopardize respiratory health.
The reason for making such a conclusion is the high pH of 7.58. Higher pH shows reduced carbon IV oxide in the blood system. The primary gas that lowers the pH is carbon IV oxide. Therefore, whenever it becomes less in the blood, the pH increases. The patient was also hyperventilating. Hyperventilation refers to deep or rapid breath (Brinkman & Sharma, 2020). Due to hyperventilation, the volume of the carbon IV oxide in the patient's ...