Respiratory acidosis is the condition associated with the client with a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has a blood pH of 7.25 and PCO 2 of 60 mm hg and thus these blood gas result require nursing attention.
The normal blood pH range is 7.35 to 7.45 and thus a result of 7.25 indicates acidosis. The parameter for respiratory function is CO2 and the acceptable range of arterial PCO2 is 35 to 45 mm Hg; therefore, 60 mm Hg is elevated resulting in respiratory acidosis.
Respiratory acidosis is a condition in which lungs cannot remove all of the carbon dioxide the body produces which causes the body's fluid especially blood to become acidic.
A few causes of respiratory acidosis are: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), nerve diseases, obesity, asthma etc.
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