Which of the following will not cause a respiratory acidosis?
a. Diabetes mellitus c. Overdose with sed-atives
b. Neuromuscular dis-order d. Restrictive pulmo-nary disease
ANS: A
Diabetes mellitus will primarily cause a metabolic acidosis that will lead to the body compensat-ing by hyperventilating, resulting in a respiratory alkalosis. Neuromuscular disorders, overdosing with sedatives, and restrictive pulmonary diseases can cause respiratory acidosis.
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