Alkalosis

Description:

Alkalosis is usually ignorable, and minimal action is required at low to medium severity. Alkalosis and Acidosis will cancel each other out.

Caused By:

• Hyperventilation
• Vomiting
• Blood packs who’s donor had alkalosis (alkalosis gained will be the donor’s alkalosis level at time of extraction divided by 5)

Effects:

• Seizure (at 60% or more)
• Palpitations (at 20% or more)

Treatments:

• Treating the causes
• Inducing Acidosis (preferably with Saline)
• Transfusing neutral Blood packs (unless the patient has 0% blood loss)
• Dialysis filter