Respiratory alkalosis occur in -: (A) Excessive ventilation, (B) Pyloric stenosis, (C) Diabetic ketoacidosis, (D) Primary hyperaldosteronism
Answer is A. Excessive ventilation drives out CO2 from the body causing respiratory alkalosis.
Primary hyperaldosteronisni and pyloric stenosis cause metabolic alkalosis
Diabetic ketoacidosis causes metabolic acidosis
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