Common causes of alkalosis include hyperventilation, excessive loss of gastric juice, and improper use of drugs.
Alkalosis is mainly divided into respiratory alkalosis, metabolic alkalosis, alkalosis of different types, the causes will be different, common causes are as follows:
1. Respiratory alkalosis: the most common cause of respiratory alkalosis is mental hyperventilation, resulting in excessive exhalation of carbon dioxide in the body. For example, patients suffering from bronchitis, lung infection, or suffering from central diseases, such as traumatic brain injury, cerebrovascular disease, etc. are prone to cause respiratory alkalosis.
2. Metabolic alkalosis: generally due to the excessive loss of acidic substances in the patient’s body, resulting in electrolyte balance disorders. Specific causes mainly include excessive loss of gastric juice. In addition, if the use of alkaline drugs is not appropriate, it will cause alkalosis.
If one suffers from severe cirrhosis of the liver, or if there is a secondary infection from intra-abdominal surgery, etc., it is also possible to cause a condition of alkalosis. Since there are many causes of alkalosis, if alkalosis occurs, it is recommended to consult a doctor in time to clarify the cause and give potassium supplementation treatment in time.