In the neurotrauma unit, a teenager with a closed head injury related to an automobile accident is experiencing high intracranial pressure (ICP). He is intubated and is on a ventilator. One treatment for this is to allow him to progress into which acid-base imbalance in an attempt to lower ICP?

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Respiratory alkalosis is seen as a treatment with the ventilator with intubated people experiencing high intracranial pressure (ICP) in order to attempt to lower the ICP.

In the Neurotrauma Unit, a Teenager with a Closed Head