Tag Horacio J. Adrogué

Respiratory acid–base disorders are those abnormalities in acid-base equilibrium that are initiated by a change in blood carbon dioxide tension (PCO 2 ). An increase in PCO 2 (hypercapnia) acidifies body fluids and initiates the acid-base disturbance known as respiratory…

Respiratory Acidosis Respiratory acidosis, or primary hypercapnia, is the acid-base disturbance initiated by an increase in the carbon dioxide tension of body fluids and in whole-body CO 2 stores. Hypercapnia acidifies body fluids and elicits an adaptive increment in the…