Ms. Li, who lives in Jiande, Zhejiang, is easily agitated when she encounters troubles.
The mood swings often lead to palpitation and shortness of breath.
appears after a heated argument with her husband
numbness in hands and feet, difficulty moving, cramps in fingers Inability to stretch freely, etc.
After arriving at the hospital,
the doctor said that this is“Toxic”!
Why is anger “poisoned”?
Ms. Lee’s symptoms,
medically called< strong>“respiratory alkalosis”,
is relatively common in daily life.
The pH value range of human blood is 7.35~7.45,
when the blood pH value span>Alkaline (>7.45),
will lead to alkalosis.
Ms. Li suffers from shortness of breath when she is angry,
resulting in excessive excretion of carbon dioxide from the lungs,
depletion of carbon dioxide in the blood causing poisoning.
What causes “respiratory alkalosis”? What symptoms?
The causes of respiratory alkalosis are diverse, and
is often related to the primary disease.
In daily life,
excessive anger, quarrels, Emotional
breathing too fast, p>
may cause respiratory alkalosis.
In addition,
for metabolic reasons,
such as hyperthyroidism, fever, infection,
or central nervous system The system causes hyperventilation, etc., and
may also cause respiratory alkalosis.
Respiratory alkalosisMild symptoms include
Perioral numbness, fingertip numbness, dizziness, chest tightness, etc.;
and critically ill patients may Convulsions, unconsciousness,
causing real heart problems.
How to deal with “respiratory alkalosis”?
Doctors recommend,
respiratory alkalosis,
< p>Need to know the patient’s primary disease.
For hyperventilation caused by anger,
should first reassure the patient;
< p>When serious symptoms such as convulsions and unconsciousness occur,
should seek medical attention in time.
Source: Popular Science China