Symptoms Linked To Metabolic Alkalosis

Increased Heart Rate

A healthy individual should only experience an increased heart rate when they are exercising or when they fall ill. Someone who has a consistent increased heart rate during rest may have too much bicarbonate in their blood. Metabolic alkalosis can trigger hypoventilation or decreased rate of breathing in an affected individual. When the rate of breathing becomes decreased to a certain point, tissues distant from the heart do not receive an adequate amount of oxygen. Certain glands in the body can sense the lack of oxygen, which triggers the brain to activate mechanisms to compensate. Since the breathing center in the brain is being inhibited by the excessive base in the blood, it increases the individual's heart rate. The idea is the faster movement of the blood around the body will provide a better supply of oxygen to distant tissues that are lacking because of depressed respiration.

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