what is the effect of hypoventilation on ph?
Rebreathing resulted in acidosis because the pH value began to dip below the normal range between 20 and 30 secods--as soon as it went below 7.35. Acidosis is the result of impaired respiration (hypoventilation)that leads to the accumulation of too much carbon dioxide in the blood.
The result is an. increase in carbon dioxide levels (hypercapnia) in the blood. While either slow. breathing or shallow breathing may occur with hypoventilation, the rate or depth of. breathing is not diagnostic, since hypoventilation by definition only occurs if there is an. increase in carbon dioxide levels.