Question

Metabolic Acidisis vs Respiratory Acidosis

Answer 1

Acidosis occurs when acid builds up or when bicarbonate is lost .

Metabolic acidosis is the acidosis occurs when the digestive and urinary systems fail to break down and maintain the proper level of acids in the blood ie, excessive loss of bicarbonate.

People with metabolic acidosis have nausea , vomiting and fatigue and may breathe faster and deeper than normal.

Respiratory acidosis is the acidosis that occurs during the process of respiration, the lungs fail to remove excess carbon dioxide from our bloodstream.

People with respiratory acidosis often have headache and confusion .