NUR 320 · Week 2 · NR-MS-115
Respiratory alkalosis
Breathing too fast is almost never the diagnosis. It is the body reporting something else — and the explanation reached for first is the one that requires no investigation and describes the patient's character rather than their physiology.
Fluids / Electrolytes / Acid–BaseVersion v2.0Reviewed 2026-07-22
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