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Respiratory acidosis?
My mother-in-law was admitted to the hospital on Friday night due to a kidney infection. Once she was started on treatment for the infection, she seemed to be getting better very quickly and everything seemed fine when the family visited her last night (Saturday). Then this morning (Sunday), somebody from the hospital called and said that her pH level is too low and that she has acidosis. They're treating her with oxygen and a BiPAP (not sure if I spelled that right) machine. I've spent all day today doing research on the internet to learn about acidosis, and based on what I've read, I'm assuming that she has acute respiratory acidosis. My question is this -- does the treatment really work well, and how long does it take to work? I love this lady and I want her to get better -- very quickly, if at all possible.
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- NLv 79 years agoFavorite Answer
Respiratory acidosis is not a diagnosis in itself, it is a sign of underlying pathlogy.
Resp acidosis can be due to a pulmonary infection, COPD or asthma, respiratory muscle weakness, basically anything making it difficult to breath.
If she is elderly and has poor lung function to begin with then any infection can push her over the edge and cause her to have difficulty breathing and a resultant resp acidosis.
BiPAP (you spelled it right!) is a temporary measure to assist with breathing. It will buy some time to consider the diagnosis and treatment.
Hope all goes well.
Source(s): PA surgical critical care
