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Back to Top Causes. Causes of respiratory acidosis include: 1  Diseases of the airways (such as asthma and chronic obstructive lung disease). 2  Diseases of the chest (such as scoliosis). 3  Diseases affecting the nerves and muscles that signal the lungs to inflate or deflate.
Compare the lab results with the normal values. In respiratory acidosis, the increased carbon dioxide is the primary cause for the other lab results. Increased CO2 causes the equilibrium to shift right increasing H2CO3, H+ and HCO3-. Increased H+ ion leads to decreased pH, (7.l5) from normal 7.4.