Chest trauma is a common cause of respiratory acidosis, and rapidly leads to death because the:
A. pH level of the blood increases precipitously.
B. renal system cannot compensate quickly enough.
C. body eliminates CO2 more rapidly than it is produced
D. kidneys fail and are unable to normalize the blood's pH
Answer: B. renal system cannot compensate quickly enough.
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