ABGs

Question 1

what are the causes of type 2 respiratory failure?

Answer 1

COPD/Asthma
drug effects (e.g. opiates)/brain stem lesion/extreme obesity
chronic bronchitis
gullain-Barre syndrome/motor neuron disease
ankylosing spondylitis/flail chest

Question 2

what are causes of respiratory alkalosis?

Answer 2

anxiety 
pain 
hypoxia 
pulmonary embolism 
pneumothorax 
iatrogenic (excessive mechanical ventilation)