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Alcalosis respiratoria - Overview

Nombres alternativos

Alcalosis de la respiración

Definición:

Es una afección marcada por bajos niveles de dióxido de carbono en la sangre debido a la respiración excesiva.

Ver también: alcalosis

Causas:

Las causas comunes abarcan:

Ansiedad
Fiebre
Hiperventilación

Cualquier enfermedad pulmonar que lleve a la dificultad para respirar también puede ocasionar alcalosis respiratoria.

Sistema respiratorio

Reviewed last on: 8/8/2009
David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Seifter JL. Acid base disorders. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier. 2007: chap 119.

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