Causes of respiratory acidosis in patients with normal lungs include which of the following? 1. Neuromuscular disorders 2. Spinal cord trauma 3. Anesthesia 4. Use of incentive spirometry
a. 1, 2, and 3 only
b. 4 only
c. 2, 3, and 4 only
d. 1 and 3 only
ANS: A
Any process in which alveolar ventilation fails to eliminate CO2 as rapidly as the body produces it causes respiratory acidosis. This could occur in different ways. A person's ventilation may be decreased from a drug-induced central nervous system depression.
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