Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    Respiratory Alkalosis, A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions
    Respiratory Alkalosis, A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions
    Respiratory Alkalosis, A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions
    Ebook103 pages2 hours

    Respiratory Alkalosis, A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions

    By Kenneth Kee

    ()

    Read preview

    About this ebook

    This book describes Respiratory Alkalosis, Diagnosis and Treatment and Related Diseases
    Respiratory alkalosis is a disorder caused by a low level of carbon dioxide in the blood because of breathing excessively (main cause).
    Respiratory alkalosis happens when the patient breathes too fast or too deep and carbon dioxide levels fall too low.
    This induces the pH of the blood to rise and become too alkaline.
    Breathing too fast can induce a person to go into respiratory alkalosis.
    This happens when a person's pH level is higher than 7.45.
    Causes
    A person may breathe too fast because of anxiety, overdosing on certain medicines, or using a ventilator.
    Frequent causes are:
    1. Anxiety or panic
    2. Fever
    3. Over-breathing (hyperventilation)
    4. Pregnancy (this is normal)
    5. Pain
    6. Tumor
    7. Trauma
    8. Severe anemia
    9. Liver disease
    10. Overdose of certain medicines, such as salicylates, progesterone
    Any lung disease that results in breathlessness can also produce respiratory alkalosis (such as pulmonary embolism and asthma).
    Panic attacks and anxiety are the most frequent causes of hyperventilation.
    They are not the only possible causes.
    1. Heart attack
    2. Pain
    3. Drug use
    4. Asthma
    5. Fever
    6. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
    7. Infection
    8. Pulmonary embolism
    9. Pregnancy
    At its simplest definition, respiratory alkalosis almost always indicates that a person is breathing so fast that they are getting rid of excess carbon dioxide.
    Carbon dioxide is an acid.
    Because of this carbon dioxide loss, the body's pH may be more alkaline, the opposite of acidic.
    Since some of the body's processes function in a tightly regulated range of pH levels, it is important that people keep a pH balance that is close to normal.
    In some cases, a doctor may believe that having a more alkaline pH less dangerous than having an acidic one.
    Some causes of respiratory alkalosis can be high-risk and need more urgent medical attention.
    Doctors will normally classify the possible causes of respiratory alkalosis into 3 categories.
    All of these causes hyperventilation, or breathing too fast.
    These 3 categories are:
    A. Related to a medical condition
    Various medical disorders can cause respiratory alkalosis such as:
    1. Atrial flutter
    2. Panic disorder
    3. Liver disease
    4. Pneumothorax, which happens when air in the pleural cavity induces a collapsed lung
    5. Pulmonary embolism
    6. Overdose of salicylate medications, such as aspirin
    Pregnancy can also produce respiratory alkalosis.
    This is because a woman is likely to breathe faster during the third trimester due to the needs of the growing fetus.
    B. Accidentally induced
    Occasionally, a person receiving breathing support through a ventilator may show signs of respiratory alkalosis.
    This indicates that the ventilator is supplying too many breaths, or breaths that are too large, and the person exhales out extra carbon dioxide.
    C. Purposefully induced for therapy
    If a person has a disorder that produces acidosis, a doctor may make modifications to their ventilator settings to try to help him or her breathe out the excess carbon dioxide.
    This can help get a person's pH levels back to normal.
    Diagnosis is when when a person's pH level is higher than 7.45.
    Treatment
    Patients with hyperventilation syndrome can benefit from reassurance, re-breathing into a paper bag during acute episodes, and treatment for underlying psychological anxiety.
    Sedatives and antidepressants should be given for patients not responding to conservative treatment
    In patients presenting with hyperventilation, a systematic approach should be used to exclude possibly life-threatening causes first before diagnosing less serious disorders.

    TABLE OF CONTENT
    Introduction
    Chapter 1 Respiratory Alkalosis
    Chap

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKenneth Kee
    Release dateMay 26, 2019
    ISBN9780463136652
    Respiratory Alkalosis, A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions
    Author

    Kenneth Kee

    Medical doctor since 1972.Started Kee Clinic in 1974 at 15 Holland Dr #03-102, relocated to 36 Holland Dr #01-10 in 2009.Did my M.Sc (Health Management ) in 1991 and Ph.D (Healthcare Administration) in 1993.Dr Kenneth Kee is still working as a family doctor at the age of 74However he has reduced his consultation hours to 3 hours in the morning and 2 hours inthe afternoon.He first started writing free blogs on medical disorders seen in the clinic in 2007 on http://kennethkee.blogspot.com.His purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of his patients which is also his dissertation for his Ph.D (Healthcare Administration). He then wrote an autobiography account of his journey as a medical student to family doctor on his other blog http://afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.comThis autobiography account “A Family Doctor’s Tale” was combined with his early “A Simple Guide to Medical Disorders” into a new Wordpress Blog “A Family Doctor’s Tale” on http://ken-med.com.From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 1000 eBooks.He apologized for typos and spelling mistakes in his earlier books.He will endeavor to improve the writing in futures.Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple.For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients.The later books go into more details of medical disorders.He has published 1000 eBooks on various subjects on health, 1 autobiography of his medical journey, another on the autobiography of a Cancer survivor, 2 children stories and one how to study for his nephew and grand-daughter.The purpose of these simple guides is to educate patient on health disorders and not meant as textbooks.He does not do any night duty since 2000 ever since Dr Tan had his second stroke.His clinic is now relocated to the Buona Vista Community Centre.The 2 units of his original clinic are being demolished to make way for a new Shopping Mall.He is now doing some blogging and internet surfing (bulletin boards since the 1980's) startingwith the Apple computer and going to PC.The entire PC is upgraded by himself from XT to the present Pentium duo core.The present Intel i7 CPU is out of reach at the moment because the CPU is still expensive.He is also into DIY changing his own toilet cistern and other electric appliance.His hunger for knowledge has not abated and he is a lifelong learner.The children have all grown up and there are 2 grandchildren who are even more technically advanced than the grandfather where mobile phones are concerned.This book is taken from some of the many articles in his blog (now with 740 posts) A Family Doctor’s Tale.Dr Kee is the author of:"A Family Doctor's Tale""Life Lessons Learned From The Study And Practice Of Medicine""Case Notes From A Family Doctor"

    Read more from Kenneth Kee

    Related to Respiratory Alkalosis, A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions

    Related ebooks

    Wellness For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      Shock Treatment

      Feb 8, 2019

      Shock Treatment
      9 min read

    • Article

      Lung Transplantation for COVID-19-Associated Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in a PCR-Positive Patient

      Nov 6, 2020

      Most patients with COVID-19 have a mild or asymptomatic disease course; however, about 10% require admission to an intensive care unit (ICU) because of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).1,2 Mortality rates of up to 60% have been reported for

      10 min read

    • Article

      Speedy Treatment of Sepsis Can Save Lives

      May 22, 2017

      Minutes matter when it comes to treating sepsis, according to a new analysis of nearly 50,000 patients at 149 hospitals. Following the death of Rory Staunton, 12, from undiagnosed sepsis in 2012, New York became the first state to require that hospit

      2 min read

    • Article

      Inside Intensive Care

      Jul 9, 2020

      Inside Intensive Care
      3 min read

    • Article

      Is That BP Normal?

      May 26, 2020

      Is That BP Normal?
      6 min read

    • Article

      Tired Of Feeling Tired?

      Feb 14, 2023

      Susannah Hickling is twice winner of the Guild of Health Writers Best Consumer Magazine Health Feature A lack of this important mineral can leave you devoid of energy. You might get other symptoms too, such as shortness of breath and palpitations. Ir

      2 min read

    • Article

      Snore No More

      Aug 20, 2022

      Snore No More
      4 min read

    • Article

      Are You Breathing Properly?

      Apr 11, 2024

      Are You Breathing Properly?
      5 min read

    • Article

      Healthy Eating For Asthma

      Oct 9, 2022

      With one in nine adults and one in seven kids diagnosed with asthma, Australia and New Zealand have some of the highest rates worldwide of this chronic condition of the airways (the tubes leading to the lungs). When people with asthma are exposed to

      2 min read

    • Article

      All Choked Up

      Feb 28, 2020

      All Choked Up
      7 min read

    • Article

      Health Now

      Jul 15, 2019

      A yawn could be more than just a sign of tiredness: it might be signalling something else, such as: If you’re a migraine-sufferer, keep track of how much you’re yawning. Yawns have been identified as an early warning sign of an impending attack, so i

      4 min read

    • Article

      Coping with... A CHRONIC COUGH

      Aug 26, 2020

      Coughing is caused by irritation of the respiratory tract, resulting in muscular spasms of the diaphragm and intercostal muscles in an attempt to clear mucus. Most coughs are due to mild viral upper respiratory infections, which will settle over five

      2 min read

    • Article

      Coping With A... CHRONIC COUGH

      Aug 4, 2022

      Coping With A... CHRONIC COUGH
      2 min read

    • Article

      Sick of Altitude

      Apr 1, 2019

      Sick of Altitude
      4 min read

    • Article

      Coping with FAINTING

      Jun 1, 2022

      Coping with FAINTING
      2 min read

    • Article

      How I heal...asthma

      May 24, 2020

      How I heal...asthma
      4 min read

    • Article

      Doctor Gill

      Mar 27, 2024

      Unsurprisingly, in a longitudinal investigation of 150,000 people on the Swedish diabetes register, those whose risk factors (blood pressure, LDL cholesterol, Hba1c, estimated glomerular filtration rate, and smoking) were at recommended levels, were

      4 min read

    • Article

      COPING WITH… Pneumonia

      Dec 24, 2020

      COPING WITH… Pneumonia
      1 min read

    • Article

      GET READY… Recover!

      Sep 18, 2020

      GET READY… Recover!
      5 min read

    • Article

      Your HEALTH

      Aug 27, 2020

      Q I’ve received an invitation from my surgery to have a flu vaccine, as I have mild asthma. I’ve never bothered with it before, but I’m wondering whether it will give me any protection against the Covid-19 virus, and whether I should have it. I’ve al

      2 min read

    • Article

      BREATH Of Fresh AIR

      Mar 27, 2017

      BREATH Of Fresh AIR
      4 min read

    Related categories

    Reviews for Respiratory Alkalosis, A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions

    0 ratings

    0 ratings0 reviews

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words

      Book preview

      Respiratory Alkalosis, A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions - Kenneth Kee

      Respiratory Alkalosis,

      A

      Simple

      Guide

      To

      The Condition,

      Diagnosis,

      Treatment

      And

      Related Conditions

      By

      Dr Kenneth Kee

      M.B.,B.S. (Singapore)

      Ph.D (Healthcare Administration)

      Copyright Kenneth Kee 2019 Smashwords Edition

      Published by Kenneth Kee at Smashwords.com

      Dedication

      This book is dedicated

      To my wife Dorothy

      And my children

      Carolyn, Grace

      And Kelvin

      This book describes Respiratory Alkalosis, Diagnosis and Treatment and Related Diseases which is seen in some of my patients in my Family Clinic.

      (What You Need to Treat Respiratory Alkalosis)

      This eBook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This eBook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each reader.

      If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy.

      Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Introduction

      I have been writing medical articles for my blog: http://kennethkee.blogspot.com (A Simple Guide to Medical Disorder) for the benefit of my patients since 2007.

      My purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of my patients.

      Health Education was also my dissertation for my Ph.D (Healthcare Administration).

      I then wrote an autobiography account of his journey as a medical student to family doctor on his other blog: http://afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.com.

      This autobiography account A Family Doctor’s Tale was combined with my early A Simple Guide to Medical Disorders into a new Wordpress Blog A Family Doctor’s Tale on http://kenkee481.wordpress.com.

      From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 800 eBooks.

      Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple.

      For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients.

      The later books go into more details of medical disorders.

      The first chapter is always from my earlier blogs which unfortunately tends to have typos and spelling mistakes.

      Since 2013, I have tried to improve my spelling and writing.

      As I tried to bring the patient the latest information about a disorder or illness by reading the latest journals both online and offline, I find that I am learning more and improving on my own medical knowledge in diagnosis and treatment for my patients.

      Just by writing all these simple guides I find that I have learned a lot from your reviews (good or bad), criticism and advice.

      I am sorry for the repetitions in these simple guides as the second chapters onwards have new information as compared to my first chapter taken from my blog.

      I also find repetition definitely help me and maybe some readers to remember the facts in the books more easily.

      I apologize if these repetitions are irritating to some readers.

      Chapter 1

      Respiratory Alkalosis

      What is Respiratory alkalosis?

      Respiratory alkalosis is a disorder caused by a low level of carbon dioxide in the blood because of breathing excessively (main cause).

      Respiratory alkalosis happens when the levels of carbon dioxide and oxygen in the blood are not balanced.

      The body requires oxygen to function properly.

      When the patient inhales, the patient carries oxygen into the lungs.

      When the patient exhale, the patient expels carbon dioxide, which is a waste product.

      Normally, the respiratory system maintains these two gases in balance.

      Respiratory alkalosis happens when the patient breathes too fast or too deep and carbon dioxide levels fall too low.

      This induces the pH of

      Enjoying the preview?
      Page 1 of 1