Respiratory Acidosis & Alkalosis

Dr. Matt and Dr. Mike's Medical Podcast

Dr. Mike Todorovic

Physiology, Physiotherapy, Health & Fitness, University, Science, Nursing, Education, Health, Anatomy, Medicine

4.8 • 675 Ratings

🗓️ 23 August 2025

⏱️ 88 minutes

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Summary

*This content is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice.

In this episode, we dive into the respiratory side of acid-base balance - what happens when breathing goes wrong. Join us as we explore respiratory acidosis and alkalosis, how CO₂ drives pH changes, what causes these imbalances, and how the body responds.

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0:00.0	The
0:07.0	The Ladies and gentlemen, friends and family and foe. Welcome to another episode of Dr. Matt and
0:32.0	Dr. Mike's medical podcast. I'm your host, Dr. Mike Todorovich, and today I'm joined by my co-host
0:37.2	Australian comedian
0:38.1	television star from shows you may have heard of, such as Angry Boys, Jonah from Tonga
0:43.9	and Summer Heights High. We've got Chris Lilly, welcome Chris. You know, I've got to hand it to you,
0:48.0	Mike, because it's hard for you to reach otherwise. There's a height joke, ladies and gentlemen.
0:55.9	A height joke.
0:56.9	Because Matt's freakishly tall, he thinks it's okay to speak to people of normal height,
1:01.9	such as myself, and call them short.
1:04.4	I'm not short.
1:05.0	I'm a normal height in the Netherlands.
1:08.4	Exactly.
1:09.3	Look, since when is four foot eight,
1:12.7	considered short?
1:14.7	All right?
1:16.0	No, that's true.
1:17.0	That's true.
1:17.4	I'm not four foot eight,
1:18.4	by the way.
1:18.8	I need to clarify that.
1:20.3	People see photos of me.
	...

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