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RESPIRATORY ACIDOSIS (ASSESSMENT (VITAL SIGNS FIRST (HR (INCREASED = more…

- - - - INCREASED = more CO2 less O2
    - - **HIGH RR = inadequate lung expansion
    - - 2 seconds = perfusion problem
- - - - durable medical equip.
- - - - anaphylactic reaction - throat closes, can't breathe
      - choking
      - croupe (infants) gasping for air
      - stridor
    - - medications (opioids, benzodiazaphines, anxiety meds -anything causing CNS depression can cause respiratory depression), antihistamines
      - brain trauma or tissue damage affecting brain stem
      - near-drowning (holding your breath)
      - cardiac arrest - heart not beating = no breathing = retained CO2
    - - rib injuries
        
        MAIN THING
        
        broken bones may not pull correctly
      - body cast (esp. torso cast)
        
        restricts full lung expansion
      - pregnancy
        
        diaphragm can't drop as low = decreasing lung expansion
      - central obesity
        
        diaphragm has to work harder to drop
      - burns (circumferential) - hurts to breathe
        
        scarred tissue isn't flexible
      - mass/tumor
      - CNS diseases
        
        Lou Gehrig's disease (ALS)
        
        Multiple sclerosis (MS)