Respiratory alkalosis is a medical condition in which increased respiration elevates the blood pH (a condition generally called alkalosis). It is one of four basic categories of disruption of acid-base homeostasis. This condition is commonly associated with a decrease in PaCO2 (hyperventilation).
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