label: Chronic respiratory acidosis
label_lc: chronic respiratory acidosis
description: "Longstanding impairment in ventilation such that the partial pressure of carbon dioxide (PaCO2) is elevated above the upper limit of the reference range (more than 45 mm Hg), with a normal or near-normal pH secondary to renal compensation and an elevated serum bicarbonate levels (more than30 mEq/L)."