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The body is experiencing an increase in acid due to a severe infection in the kidney. How would the respiratory system compensate for this increase in acid? Describe both why and how this compensatory mechanism occurs.

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This solution explains how one's respiratory system would compensate for a rise in acid due to a kidney infection.

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