endocrine and metabolic disorders
Respiratory Alkalosis
Treatment of Respiratory Alkalosis
Treatment of underlying disorder Treatment is directed at finding and treating the underlying disorder. Respiratory alkalosis itself is not life threatening, so no interventions to lower pH are necessary. Increasing inspired carbon dioxide through rebreathing (such as from a paper bag) is common practice but may be dangerous in at least some patients with CNS disorders in whom the pH of cerebrospinal fluid may already be below normal. 