Diagnosaurus
Respiratory acidosis
Etiology
- Chronic obstructive lung disease or airway obstruction
- CNS depression: opioids, O2 in CO2 retainer
- Neuromuscular, eg, Guillain-Barré, myasthenia gravis, botulism
- Structural disorder of the thorax
- Myxedema
See related DDx
Last updated: December 1, 2014
Citation
Zeiger, Roni F.. "Respiratory Acidosis." Diagnosaurus, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2014. Emergency Central, emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114284/all/Respiratory_acidosis.
Zeiger RFR. Respiratory acidosis. Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114284/all/Respiratory_acidosis. Accessed December 2, 2023.
Zeiger, R. F. (2014). Respiratory acidosis. In Diagnosaurus (4th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114284/all/Respiratory_acidosis
Zeiger RFR. Respiratory Acidosis [Internet]. In: Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. [cited 2023 December 02]. Available from: https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114284/all/Respiratory_acidosis.
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