As a child with asthma struggles to get enough air, the respiratory rate increases (tachypnea). Tachypnea lowers the carbon dioxide levels in the blood. This is known as _____________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
hypocapnia
As the child tires from the increased work of breathing, hyperventilation occurs and carbon
dioxide levels increase. Increased levels of carbon dioxide in the blood (hypercapnia)
during an asthma episode may be a sign of severe airway obstruction and impending
respiratory failure.
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