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<section begin="clinical biochemistry" />{{Infobox medical condition | <section begin="A&IC" /><section begin="clinical biochemistry" />{{Infobox medical condition | ||
| name = Respiratory acidosis | | name = Respiratory acidosis | ||
| definition = A process decreasing pH due to abnormal ventilation | | definition = A process decreasing pH due to abnormal ventilation | ||
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== Complications == | == Complications == | ||
Severe acidaemia can cause fatal [[Ventricular arrhythmias|ventricular arrhythmia]] and depression of cardiac contractility, which may cause heart failure. The usually co-present hypoxaemia may also cause similar complications.<noinclude> | Severe acidaemia can cause fatal [[Ventricular arrhythmias|ventricular arrhythmia]] and depression of cardiac contractility, which may cause heart failure. The usually co-present hypoxaemia may also cause similar complications.<section end="A&IC" /><noinclude> | ||
[[Category:Pathophysiology]] | [[Category:Pathophysiology]] | ||
</noinclude> | </noinclude> | ||