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What is Metabolic compensation in a child with respiratory acidosis takes how much time? and explain in detail?
Secondary respiratory compen sations to metabolic acid-base disorders occur within minutes and is completed by 12 to 24 hr. In contrast secondary metabolic compensation of respiratory disorders begins more slowly and takes 2 to 5 days for completion. The compensatory mechanisms do not return the pH to normal until the underlying disease process has been appropriately treated.