The Internet Book of Critical Care Podcast IBCC Episode 122 - Respiratory Acidosis
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Contrasting Acute vs Chronic Hypercapnia
- Chronic hypercapnia can present with mild symptoms due to suppressed respiratory drive.
- Acute hypercapnia causes distress and increased breathing effort in people with normal respiratory drive.
Complexity of Hypercapnia Interpretation
- Blood gas interpretation of hypercapnia is complex and often misleading.
- The same ABG can result from acute, chronic, or mixed respiratory and metabolic disturbances.
Categorize Hypercapnia Etiologies
- Categorize hypercapnia causes as won't breathe, can't breathe, or breathing isn't working.
- This helps identify issues with respiratory drive, neuromuscular problems, airway obstruction, or lung dead space.