Respiratory acidosis

Introduction: Respiratory acidosis

Description of Respiratory acidosis

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Respiratory acidosis: acidosis resulting from reduced gas exchange in the lungs (as in emphysema or pneumonia); excess carbon dioxide combines with water to form carbonic acid which increases the acidity of the blood.
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Respiratory acidosis: excess retention of carbon dioxide in the body resulting from ventilatory impairment.
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Respiratory acidosis: excess retention of carbon dioxide in the body resulting from ventilatory impairment.
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Respiratory acidosis: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Respiratory acidosis:

• Respiratory
• Respiratory symptoms (5166 causes)
• Respiratory disease
• Respiratory disorder (35 causes)
• Acidosis (149 causes)
• Retention
• Carbon
• Dioxide
• Pulmonary

Respiratory acidosis as a Disease

Respiratory acidosis (medical condition): See Respiratory acidosis (disease information).
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Respiratory acidosis: Related Diseases

Respiratory acidosis: Respiratory acidosis is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Acid-base imbalance
• Blood conditions
• Respiratory conditions

More information on medical condition: Respiratory acidosis:

• Information about Respiratory acidosis
• Basic Summary for Respiratory acidosis
• Symptoms of Respiratory acidosis

Respiratory acidosis as a Symptom

Respiratory acidosis (symptom): respiratory acidosis is acidosis (abnormally increased...more »

Respiratory acidosis (symptom): See Respiratory acidosis (symptom information).

More information on symptom: Respiratory acidosis:

• Respiratory acidosis

Terms associated with Respiratory acidosis:

Terms Similar to Respiratory acidosis:

• Acidosis, respiratory
• Blood carbon dioxide raised
• Hypercapnia
• Hypercarbia

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• carbon dioxide acidosis

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Broader terms for Respiratory acidosis

• acidosis
• respiratory disorder

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• acidosis

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The term Respiratory acidosis can be used for:

• hypercapnic acidosis

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Hierarchical classifications of Respiratory acidosis

The following list attempts to classify Respiratory acidosis into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• acidosis
• pathology
• health problem,ill health,unhealthiness
• pathological state
• condition,status
• state

Source: WordNet 2.1

External links related to: Respiratory acidosis

• Approach to the Analysis of Arterial Blood Gases and Acid-Base Disorders: Virtual Hospital
• eMedicine - Acidosis, Respiratory : Article by Margaret A Priestley, MD
• eMedicine - Respiratory Acidosis : Article by Jackie A Hayes, MD, FCCP
• respiratory acidosis - General Practice Notebook

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