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Respiratory alkalosis is a medical condition in which increased respiration elevates the blood pH beyond the normal range (7.35-7.45) with a concurrent reduction in arterial levels of carbon dioxide. During acute respiratory alkalosis, the person may lose consciousness where the rate of ventilation will resume to normal. 2  Chronic respiratory alkalosis is a more long-standing condition. 3  For every 10 mmHg drop in PCO 2 in arterial blood, there is a corresponding 5 mEq/L drop in bicarbonate ion.
Panic and anxiety-related causes. Treating the condition is a matter of raising carbon dioxide levels in the blood. The following strategies and tips are useful for respiratory alkalosis caused by overbreathing due to panic and anxiety. Breathe into a paper bag. Fill the paper bag with carbon dioxide by exhaling into it.