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How does hyperventilation help lower k+ in a patient with high potassium level?
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Alkalosis, shift: Hyperventilation causes low carbondioxide levels causing resp alkalosis.Alkalosis drives the potassium from extracellular fluid to intracellular compartment which results in low potassium in the blood.
Answered 4/1/2019
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