respiratory.txt

  1. What are causes of hyperventilation?
    Anxiety, infection, fever, pulmonary embolism, chemical exposure/poisoning that would cause elevated carbon dioxide levels like salicylate, metabolic acidosis, diabetic ketoacidosis, Kussmaul's respirations
  2. A lung that hyperventilates can cause...
    respiratory alkalosis.
  3. What are the causes of hypoventilation?
    atelectasis, COPD
  4. A lung that hypoventilates can cause...
    ...respiratory acidosis.
Author
gretchenaclark
ID
35051
Card Set
respiratory.txt
Description
For exam 1
Updated