Respiratory acidosis
Definition
Respiratory acidosis is a condition that occurs when the lungs cannot remove all of the carbon dioxide the body produces.
Respiratory acidosis
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Respiratory acidosis
Alternate Names : Ventilatory failure, Respiratory failure, Acidosis - respiratory
Definition ...
Respiratory acidosis is a condition that occurs when the lungs cannot remove all of the carbon dioxide the body produces. This disrupts the body's acid-base balance causing body fluids, especially the blood, to become too acidic.
Hypercapnia - Respiratory Acidosis
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Attribution ...
There are many possible causes of respiratory acidosis, including:
lung disease, such as severe emphysema, asthma, pneumonia, or chronic bronchitis
blockage of the windpipe, such as from a foreign body ...
Respiratory acidosis develops when the lungs do not expel carbon dioxide adequately, a problem that can occur in diseases that severely affect the lungs (such as emphysema, chronic bronchitis, severe pneumonia, pulmonary edema, and asthma).
Respiratory acidosis
Respiratory acidosis results from a build-up of carbon dioxide in the blood (hypercapnia) due to hypoventilation.
Respiratory acidosis
Sodium - blood
Chloride is a type of electrolyte. It works with other electrolytes such as potassium, sodium, and carbon dioxide (CO2) to help keep the proper balance of body fluids and maintain the body's acid-base balance.
Respiratory acidosis develops when there are excessive amounts of carbon dioxide in the body, primarily caused by decreased breathing. Other names for this include hypercapnic acidosis and carbon dioxide acidosis.
See also: Respiratory acidosis
Respiratory system
Reviewed last on: 8/10/2007
Allen J. Blaivas, DO, Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Veteran Affairs, VA System, East Orange, NJ. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
Definition Respiratory acidosis is a condition in which a build-up of carbon dioxide in the blood produces a shift in the body's pH balance and causes the body's system to become more acidic.
Metabolic or Respiratory Acidosis
Antikaliuretic therapy should be instituted only with caution in severely ill patients in whom respiratory or metabolic acidosis may occur, such as patients with cardiopulmonary disease or poorly controlled diabetes.
Acidosis of the Blood (Metabolic Acidosis) / Respiratory Acidosis Information
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Acidosis: Acid-Base Balance: Merck Manual Home Edition ...
Complications include: damage to vital organs due to hypoxaemia, CNS depression due to increased carbon dioxide levels, respiratory acidosis (carbon dioxide retention). This is ultimately fatal unless treated.
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with similar symptoms such as mitral valve prolapse. Often the individual will go through exhaustive medical workups to eliminate physical causes of symptoms. Measurement of blood oxygenation by arterial blood gas may reflect a respiratory acidosis.
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 See also: Kidney, Symptom, Metabolic acidosis, Heart failure, Diabetes
  
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