Acidosis related to rapid breathing?
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Acidosis related to rapid breathing?
3 doctors weighed in
Dr. Benjamin Nguyen
Anesthesiology
In brief:
No
Rapid breathing causes a respiratory alkalosis, not acidosis.
Patients with a metabolic acidosis may try to compensate with rapid breathing.
In brief:
No
Rapid breathing causes a respiratory alkalosis, not acidosis.
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