TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Respiratory Alkalosis A1 - Arora, Nayan A1 - Jefferson, J. Ashley A2 - Papadakis, Maxine A. A2 - McPhee, Stephen J. A2 - Rabow, Michael W. A2 - McQuaid, Kenneth R. PY - 2023 T2 - Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2023 AB - Respiratory alkalosis is always a disorder of hyperventilation, reducing the PCO2 and increasing serum pH (Table 21–16). In pregnancy, progesterone stimulates the respiratory center, producing an average PCO2 of 30 mm Hg and respiratory alkalosis. Salicylates directly stimulate respiration and aspirin toxicity should be suspected when both respiratory alkalosis and an anion gap metabolic acidosis are present, particularly with alkalemia. Symptoms of acute respiratory alkalosis are related to decreased cerebral blood flow induced by the disorder. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1193125423 ER -