RESPIRATORY ACIDOSIS is a topic covered in the Harrison's Manual of Medicine.

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Respiratory acidosis is characterized by CO2 retention due to ventilatory failure. Causes include sedatives, stroke, chronic pulmonary disease, airway obstruction, severe pulmonary edema, neuromuscular disorders, and cardiopulmonary arrest. Symptoms include confusion, asterixis, and obtundation.
