A paramedic is treating a patient who has a flail chest secondary to an assault. The patient has shallow breathing because of the extreme pain of the injury. The mechanism of this acid-base derangement is:
a. Excretion of bicarbonate
b. Excretion of carbon dioxide
c. Retention of bicarbonate
d. Retention of carbon dioxide
Answer: d. Retention of carbon dioxide
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