Causes And Complications Of Bradypnea

Respiratory Acidosis

Respiratory acidosis affects pulmonary function. Specifically, it occurs when the lungs are not able to remove enough of the carbon dioxide the body produces. Having too much carbon dioxide in the body causes bodily fluids and the pH of the blood to decrease. In turn, this makes fluids and blood too acidic. Bradypnea or the underlying health condition that causes bradypnea can actually cause respiratory acidosis, making it a related condition but not a cause of bradypnea. The lungs are responsible for removing carbon dioxide from the body, and it t is the condition or disease affecting the lungs that cause respiratory acidosis. Those conditions or diseases can be an underlying cause of bradypnea.