Question

You witness a person hyperventilate for a period of time before someone hands them a brown paper bag to breathe into. After taking some breaths into the bag, their breathing rate begins to normalize. Which of the following is NOT true of this scenario?A. The brown paper bag increased the amount of CO2 that the person was breathing into the bodyB. The kidneys began to increase bicarbonate levels in the body to compensate for the hyperventilation C. If we were able to check the person's blood sample before and after breathing into the brown paper bag, we would see a decrease in blood pH and an increase in pCO2 D. This person is experiencing respiratory alkalosis. If this person breaths into the brown paper bag for an extended period of time following breathing rate returning to normal, they could actually cause respiratory acidosis

Answer 1

Answer: C. If we were able to check the person's blood sample before and after breathing into the brown paper bag, we would see a decrease in blood pH and an increase in pCO2.

Explanation:

A hyperventilation is a condition in which the person breathe faster than the normal rate of breathing. In hyperventilation the body tries to expel out the carbon dioxide in the body.

Grabbing a brown paper bag and breathing repeatedly into it is recommended in the hyperventilation condition. The carbon dioxide gas will be accumulated in the bag. This will restore the normal breathing.

C. is not true for this scenario this is because of the fact that after this process the carbon dioxide levels in the blood are likely to decrease in the blood.