Answers.com > Wiki Answers > Categories > Science > Biology > Human Physiology > Respiratory System > How does respiratory acidosis differ from metabolic acidosis?

How does respiratory acidosis differ from metabolic acidosis?

In: Respiratory System [Edit categories]

Relevant answers:

How to decipher metabolic acidosis from respiratory acidosis?
A metabolic acidosis will have a low HCO3(less than 22) and a low base access( less than-2) there may be a compensatory low CO2 (less than 4,7kPa. But in respiratory acidosis the CO2 is high( more...
Can respiratory acidosis and metabolic acidosis occur at the same time?
Yes in cases like copd and renal failure ...... opioid poisoning with sepsis. The cause of respiratory acidosis is the excess C02 secondary to the rate of respiration (breathing rate low or...
Difference in respiratory acidosis and alkalosis and metabloic acidosis and alkalosis?
definitions of respiratory and metabolic (acidosis and alcalosis)
How does the respiratory system compensate for metabolic acidosis and alkalosis?
It expels or retains carbon dioxide in the blood.
What is the cause of respiratory acidosis?
Infant respiratory distress syndrome, Oxygen, Alfentanil, Fentanyl, Sufentanil, remifentanil and Obstructive sleep apnoea