Common Causes of Respiratory Alkalosis Include Which of the Following

question 8

Multiple Choice

Common causes of respiratory alkalosis include which of the following?
1) Mechanical ventilation
2) Anxiety
3) Hyperventilation
4) Parenchymal lung disease

• A) 1 and 2 only
• B) 3 and 4 only
• C) 1, 2, and 4 only
• D) 1, 2, 3, and 4

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