Question

After a traumatic event, a patient is hyperventilating. select all that are true as a result. the patient may reach a state of respiratory alkalosis. blood carbon dioxide levels are increasing. blood ph is increasing. blood carbonic acid levels are increasing.

Answer 1

Answer:

blood ph is increasing.

Explanation:

    Hyperventilation is a quick, deep breath that can take your breath away.

    When you breathe, you inhale oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide. Excessive breathing leads to low levels of carbon dioxide in the blood, causing many of the symptoms of hyperventilation.

    You may hyperventilate due to emotional causes such as during a panic attack. However, rapid breathing may be a symptom of a disease such as bleeding or infection.

Answer 2

Trauma can include fatigue, sleep disorders, nightmares, fear of recurrence, anxiety focusing on flashbacks, depression, and avoidance of emotions, sensations, or activities that are associated with the trauma.

you breathe in oxygen and  breathe out carbon dioxide. But when you hyperventilate, the carbon dioxide levels in your bloodstream drop too low. You’ll notice  it right away because you’ll start to feel sick.

Hyperventilation occurs when body breath out more CO2 than the body can produce. With a high blood pH