Rapid respiratory rate leads to alkalosis, which can be treated with general treatment, medication, and other methods.
1. General treatment: patients with fever should be given cooling treatment, such as ice bag cooling. Give the patient psychological guidance, relieve the patient’s agitated and painful mood. For hyperventilation caused by improper use of the ventilator, the parameters of the ventilator should be adjusted in time.
2. Drug therapy: there are some differences between individuals, the following drugs are recommended to be used under the guidance of a doctor.
For convulsions of hands and feet, 10% calcium gluconate can be given intravenously to relieve the convulsions. Psychogenic hyperventilation can be given sedatives, such as diazepam. In hysterical patients, low concentration of ammonia can be used.
3. Other: you can also use a paper bag or mask to cover the mouth and nose to reduce carbon dioxide discharge, to relieve respiratory alkalosis to improve the symptoms.
Patients diagnosed with alkalosis need to make timely adjustments to avoid adverse consequences.