Respiratory acidosis

• Facts:
  pH < 7.4, PCO2 > 40mmHg
• Diagnosis:
  Pulmonary / thoracic diseases
  COPD , OSA, CF, obesity (Pickwickian), scoliosis, ankylosis
  
  Neuromuscular diseases
  Myasthenia gravis , Lambert-Eaton, poliomyelitis, muscular dystrophies, Guillaain-Barre, ALS
  
  Drug-induced hypoventilation
  Anesthetics, narcotics, sedatives
  
  Primary CNS dysfunction
  Brainstem lesion, infection, stroke
• See Also:
  Acidosis algorithm