Respiratory acidosis (patient information)

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Respiratory acidosis

Overview

What are the symptoms?

What are the causes?

Who is at highest risk?

Diagnosis

When to seek urgent medical care?

Treatment options

Where to find medical care for Respiratory acidosis?

Prevention

What to expect (Outlook/Prognosis)?

Possible complications

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Vamsikrishna Gunnam M.B.B.S [2]

Overview

Respiratory acidosis is a condition that develops when the lungs cannot work properly to remove excess carbon dioxide from the body. This disturbs the body's acid-base balance leading to acidic blood.

What are the symptoms of Respiratory acidosis?

Symptoms may include:

What causes Respiratory acidosis?

Causes of respiratory acidosis include:

Chronic respiratory acidosis occurs over a long duration. This is a mild stable situation because the kidneys have had enough time to compensate and restore the body's acid-base balance by rising body chemicals, such as bicarbonate.

Acute respiratory acidosis is a severe situation in which carbon dioxide levels increase very quickly and before the kidneys can restore the body to a proper acid-base balance.

Who is at highest risk?

Patients who are suffering from any condition listed above have the highest risk of developing respiratory acidosis.

Diagnosis

When to seek urgent medical care?

Severe respiratory acidosis is a medical emergency. Seek immediate medical help if you have symptoms of this condition.

Call your healthcare provider if you have symptoms of lung disease.

Treatment options

Treatment is aimed at the underlying lung disease, and may include:

Where to find medical care for Respiratory acidosis?

Directions to Hospitals Treating Respiratory acidosis

Prevention

What to expect (Outlook/Prognosis)?

How well you do depends on the disease causing the respiratory acidosis.

Possible complications

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