Explain why a person with ketoacidosis may hyperventilate. What benefit might this provide? Provide your references. 2. After driving from sea level to a trail head in the high mountains, you get out of your car and feel dizzy. What do you suppose is causing your dizziness? How is this beneficial and how is this detrimental? What may eventually happen that would counteract the cause of the dizziness ? Provide your references.

Explain why a person with ketoacidosis may hyperventilate. What benefit might this provide? Provide your references. 2. After driving from sea level to a trail head in the high mountains, you get out of your car and feel dizzy. What do you suppose is causing your dizziness? How is this beneficial and how is this detrimental? What may eventually happen that would counteract the cause of the dizziness ? Provide your references.

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