add example. 1  en The Amur Leopard (from the name of the river flowing at the border between Russia and China, or Far Eastern leopard, Panthera pardus orientalis) is quite certainly the rarest and most endangered big cat in the world because of a wild population of only 30 to 35 individuals [ 1 ].
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.
The lungs and kidneys are the major organs involved in regulating blood pH. 1  The lungs flush acid out of the body by exhaling CO 2. 2  Raising and lowering the respiratory rate alters the amount of CO 2 that is breathed out, and this can affect blood pH within minutes. Raising and lowering the respiratory rate alters the amount of CO 2 that is breathed out, and this can affect blood pH within minutes. 2  The kidneys excrete acids in the urine, and they regulate the concentration of bicarbonate (HCO 3 - , a base) in blood.